Q: Should being a Christian who believes in the rapture disqualify you to fly commercial airplanes? A: Yes. I believe that all people should be held to their beliefs, especially…
Words
Essays, observations, things I felt strongly enough about to write down. Long-form, short-form, and everything in between.
Featured Works
States of Matter
Five interconnected short stories following the same character at ages 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30.
T10
Ten Terrible Terrific Tall Tales Trying to Trip the Triune. A college-era set of ten short stories.
Heart of the System
A young woman becomes a participant in an unprecedented event in human history.
Absence
A man unwilling to deal with the rest of humanity decides to leave society.
Short Stories
Other fiction not part of a collection
Bad Poetry
Verse I like, regardless of what anyone else thinks
Articles
Pieces I have written over the years
Aphorisms
Pieces of writing small enough to swallow whole
All Words
Q: Is Bill O’Reilly bipolar? this guy realy creeps me out when he gets pissed at his guests A: If he was bipolar we would have more examples of him…
Q: Do you think ex-president Bush used religion in a manipulative way to gather support for the war in Iraq? Or do you think he’s a delusional nutbag who has…
Q: Why has evolution programmed us to believe we have immortal souls? A: Because (in a sense) we do have immortal souls: our DNA. Every strand of DNA in every…
Q: What are the chances of something happening to save us the embarrassment of another Bushtard in office? A: We would have to endure eight full years of embarrassment. And…
Q: If you had a spouse that claimed homosexuality was a choice? A: If my spouse claimed homosexuality was a choice I would immediately doubt their reasoning skills and seriously…
Q: Has anyone ever seen a ghost? A: No one has ever seen a ghost. Our brains misinterpret the unknown by giving them more reality than they actually have. If…
Q: Why do couples break up so easily? When a husband and a wife disagree and argue, they divorce and they don’t love eachother anymore. But when siblings fight or…
Q: Is the human mind capable of grasping the universe? A: I don’t think the human mind is capable of fully understanding it, but only because we were not evolved…
In case you haven’t heard, 26-year-old Desiree Jennings (who was training to be an NFL cheerleader) was allegedly diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder called Dystonia. Her case is so…
Q: What is the email etiquette in this situation? I emailed my colleague who happens to have about 4 different email addresses. I used the one she was using a…
Q: Why is it OK for Jews to hate Christians, but wrong for people to hate Jews? A: It’s not okay to hate anyone. People are hypocritical and they use…
Q: Why the cross ?????? Evil is all around us. I get that. Why do people use , in my humble opinion , a negative symbol of Christ? A cross…
Q: If you could ask God any question, what would it be? and what would be the question that God asks in response? A: Eric: Why are you so explicit…
Q: Atheists: Could you argue IN FAVOR of Theism? This is more a poll about debate skills than principles. I know from my own debate experience that I rely on…
Q: Should we interfere in the process of evolution? Me and my friend were talking about baby sea turtles in which I told my friend that sometimes they die if…
Q: Isn’t the issue of the National debt just a wedge issue like abortions for the Republican propaganda machine? A: Our entire economic system is built and reliant upon debt.…
Q: Fellow atheists, I really need some help on this one. I (against some recommendations by others) decided to take an opportunity to tell my mom about my “conversion” or…
Q: Can someone tell me why men and women eat differently? A: Though we are the same species, our differences in gender play a huge role in how our bodies…
Q: Are human rights in other countries something the American people, and govt, need to concern themselves with? A: Absolutely. The United States the independent nation hasn’t existed since December…
Q: How do I wake up in the morning without falling back to sleep? I set my alarm 5 times in the morning: 4,5,6,6:30,and 7. I feel so tierd in…
A: The visible spectrum of light goes from the infrared to the ultraviolet. The waves of the infrared are stretched out and move slower than the compressed and faster-moving light…
Q: Does anyone know what percent of humans will one day be fossils? in a debate with a creationist. I remember hearing it at one point its microscopic. A: It…
Q: Do you believe heaven is more like a Socialist or Capitalist system? A: Heaven is far more like socialism than capitalism. After all, socialism simply means a system in…