by Damien AtHope | Dec 15, 2015 | Blog
Damien Marie AtHope’s Art Damien Marie AtHope’s Art I am antireligion because of rationalism and to me, religion is antirationalism I am a Rationalist who is an Axiological Atheist “Rationalism is an approach to life based on reason and evidence. Rationalism...
by Damien AtHope | Dec 13, 2015 | Short-writing or Quotes
Good must have Bad? I was asked by a believer if I agreed that to value good we had to know or have bad. I reject this completely you don’t have to get punched to know the value of a hug. Nor would you add pain and suffering to a child to ensure that they valued love...
by Damien AtHope | Dec 13, 2015 | Blog
Damien Marie AtHope’s Art “Understanding Religion Evolution: Animism, Totemism, Shamanism, Paganism & Progressed organized religion” Understanding Religion Evolution: Pre-Animism (at least 300,000 years ago) Animism (Africa: 100,000 years ago) Totemism (Europe:...
by Damien AtHope | Dec 13, 2015 | Short-writing or Quotes
“Damien, you say you don’t value faith, but what you fail to realize in saying this is that almost everything we do requires some sort of faith.” – Questioner My response, Wrong, wrong, wrong faith, is strong belief without evidence or contrary to evidence. I...
by Damien AtHope | Dec 11, 2015 | Blog
Damien Marie AtHope’s Art Is it simply lacking a shelter such as a covering over one’s head? If so, is someone standing or sleeping under a bridge or some other covering no longer homeless? I would think not but then again I am wondering what is homelessness? If...