The Earth spins around the Sun at 67k mph, which means that in my lifetime, I've traveled a relative distance of 13.4b miles, give or take a few thousand. It would take 20 hours moving at the speed of light to cover that distance, approximately 145 times the distance between the Sun and Earth.

That we have any control over our lives is an illusion. But, we can feel the light traveling from lifetimes away, a testament to the wonder of our existence. We are all stardust, appreciating the warmth from whence we came.

Will Schrader
Male, 23
Moscow, Idaho
Philosopher, Fly-Fisher, Scientist

The benefits of expressing viewpoints under anonymity are vast. Any idea can be tested without fear. A thought experiment may be taken literally or misunderstood, but it will not linger with a name. However, I am not anonymous; I am me. With that understanding, I will keep my thoughts solely accountable to myself, wholly unbridled from being anything more or less.

This is not a diary; here, I instead intend to construct a map of my thoughts so they may be recorded, followed, critiqued, and experienced. I'm looking for connections, jumping from one road to the next, holding a destination in mind yet never envisioning the end. My hope is that it inspires and provokes. My hope is that I can learn more about myself from what others may find in me.

Also, I particularly enjoy random conversation topics with random people. Do feel free...

♔ / Posted on December 14 2011 at 12:05am via bleedthrough with 43 notes
#Atheism  #God  #Sam Harris 
Since the beginning of time, and certainly since the great Christian philosopher Augustine, the conundrum above has haunted religious communities of all denominations. I was a Christian for the first 22 years of my life. Taking that knowledge into consideration, I believe the only argument against the above is that we are all judged by our actions to determine our eternal worth, and these catastrophes are some kind of test. If life happens to be a test, which many believe to be the case, I never signed any form relinquishing my right to hold to my own reason without threat of everlasting damnation. Any god who would subject me to such at test would be evil, certainly by our own legal standards, bringing us back to point #2. To claim that the devil is responsible denies the power and responsibility of God. When good things happen, praise God, but when bad things happen, curse the devil? Or, in Job’s case, just wait out the murder of your children because God is testing your faith through the acts of Satan. Don’t worry though, you’ll get new ones. That’s a little too convenient and disturbing for my taste. 

Since the beginning of time, and certainly since the great Christian philosopher Augustine, the conundrum above has haunted religious communities of all denominations. I was a Christian for the first 22 years of my life. Taking that knowledge into consideration, I believe the only argument against the above is that we are all judged by our actions to determine our eternal worth, and these catastrophes are some kind of test. If life happens to be a test, which many believe to be the case, I never signed any form relinquishing my right to hold to my own reason without threat of everlasting damnation. Any god who would subject me to such at test would be evil, certainly by our own legal standards, bringing us back to point #2. 

To claim that the devil is responsible denies the power and responsibility of God. When good things happen, praise God, but when bad things happen, curse the devil? Or, in Job’s case, just wait out the murder of your children because God is testing your faith through the acts of Satan. Don’t worry though, you’ll get new ones. That’s a little too convenient and disturbing for my taste. 

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