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The Path from Secular to Religious: #2 Rational, Irrational, Superrational
More on the topic of how a smart girl like me could waste my potential on a traditional religion. See my previous post for a more thorough intro ( Read more... ) -
The Path from Secular to Religious: #1. Question Assumptions
"How could a smart girl like you restrict yourself with archaic religious practices?" Since I still get a little flustered by this question, I want to write a simple, solid explanation of my rationale for participating in organized religion. I want this rationale to show how someone from a humanist secular background could "get" from there to ( Read more... ) -
The Cases For and Against Religion
I had a discussion last night with another proponent of the Religions Cause Wars and Are Bad theory. Apparently, not only have religions caused wars, manipulated people into giving away their money, their liberty, and their happiness, brainwashed the masses, and created oppressive class hierarchies; but religions also contain no positive content ( Read more... ) -
Proof
I have finally realized that people are not primarily interested in the scientific method as an approach to finding the truth. Now, I don't mean in matters of spirit or emotion, where the scientific method has doubtful relevance. I mean in the art of producing actual real-world results.
I realized this because the Wake County School Board has ( Read more... ) -
Early Headcovering Experiments
A few months ago, I read an article by Tzvi Shapiro on Askmoses.com about the mystical aspects of the Jewish practice of a woman covering her hair after marriage ( Read more... ) -
Different
So yesterday I attended a women's luncheon/Torah learning event, and someone mentioned being different. Specifically, she had just moved from Israel to the United States and was, for the first time, considered "different" both for being Jewish and for being Israeli ( Read more... ) -
The PragueGnosticator -- Second Day in Prague
In which I predict that I will remain very conscious of my Jewish identity while in Prague.
Today I took care of essentials such as procuring a desk in studio with a good location (near a window and not too many people walking behind me) and cooking some food for myself. Here is my very fine desk in the back right corner:
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The PragueGnosticator -- First Day in Prague
In which I predict that I will get lost a lot.
27 January 2010
My first full day in Prague began with brilliant sunshine on the snow and the many ancient buildings, at about 25 degrees Fahrenheit. This proved to be cold enough that I could smell the snow. Who knew that I missed that smell after 11 years in warmer climes? We left the pension, ( Read more... )
