Jack's

Indonesian Muslims give us an insight to what a theocracy looks like. I doubt a Christian theocracy in America would be much different.

31-year-old Alexander Aan faces a maximum prison sentence of five years for posting “God does not exist” on Facebook. The civil servant was attacked and beaten by an angry mob of dozens who entered his government office at the Dharmasraya Development Planning Board on Wednesday. The Indonesian man was taken into protective police custody Friday since

...

Tags: atheism, islam, theocracy

Categories

Atheism/Theism

This makes a lot of sense to me, even though currently I'm not very successful developing either.

Self-compassion involves being kind to ourselves when life goes awry or we notice something about ourselves we don't like, rather than being cold or harshly self-critical. It recognizes that the human condition is imperfect, so that we feel connected to others when we fail or suffer rather than feeling separate or isolated. It also involves mindfulness-- the recognition and non-judgmental

...

Tags: empathy, psychology, self-compassion, self-esteem

Categories

Opinion

There is an universal tendency among mankind to conceive all beings like themselves, and to transfer to every object, those qualities, with which they are familiarly acquainted, and of which they are intimately conscious. We find human faces in the moon, armies in the clouds; and by a natural propensity, if not corrected by experience and reflection, ascribe malice or good- will to every thing, that hurts or pleases us. --David Hume*

Pareidolia is a type of illusion or misperception

...

Tags: imagination, language, reality

Categories

Science