I probably understand more than most. I face the possibilty of the same tragedy every single day. I am so sorry for you.

Your description of the pain touches me deeply. I feel it every time I look into my poor sick son's eyes.

I don't know why people say religion gives solace. Believing in a God that could do this leaves people with only bewilderment, it appears to me.

As an atheist, I have no one to be angry with. It's a very cold feeling but it has to be better than wondering why God would do this.

Best wishes as your family learns to live without him.

Posted at September 1, 2006 12:57 PM in response to The Lord Has Given, The Lord Has Taken - Bless be the Lord's Name?

We're sorry, God is not available right now.

Please press 2 to speak with the Pope, 3 to speak with Pat Robertson, or 3 to speak to the first available charlatan.

Posted at August 23, 2006 10:28 AM in response to Mass in Time of War

Yes, indeed. Good to see that Lieberman has an honest friend.

One wishes he would take advice from that quarter rather than the raving madness of other supporters around him.

I'm personally glad, because he's been my hobby for a while now, to see Wittmann getting some lumps here. Like Ann Coulter, people seem afraid to call him on his excesses.

Present company excluded, of course. ;)

Posted at July 21, 2006 9:44 AM in response to Lieberman's Problem: Lieberman

And another religious scholar totally misses the point. Color me shocked.

Posted at June 28, 2006 2:36 PM in response to Obama, Religion and the Blog Reaction

What I can't quite figure out is WHY the absolutists react with such hatred. Most blind prejudices are based on fear and ignorance. Ignorance I get- a lot of it comes from the fact that only the "anti" platform of the right wing comes out. And that's a lot of their (meaning the right wing's) fault, along with the media. But what is the left wing so afraid of?

Let me try to explain. Let's pretend I believe in the Easter Bunny and you don't. You, rightfully so, think I am a mental infant when I ask you "Why DON'T you want to talk about the Easter Bunny? What are you afraid of?"

We have this gap, you see; to us nonbelievers, you are asking us to build your Easter Bunny fantasy world into the future of the human race.

We are, quite understandably, a bit irritated about that.

Posted at June 28, 2006 2:25 PM in response to Obama, Religion and the Blog Reaction

What a naive opinion. What does it matter if the rest of his speech is wonderful if the only soundbyte that makes it to the mass media is one that makes Republicans nod their heads in stern approval?

We constantly shoot ourselves in the foot. Obama clearly did that in this circumstance. We can find common ground with religious people - if we are so ignorant that we actually wish to do that - without giving campaign fodder to the Republicans.

This is NOT about our reputed unease with the evangelicals, for those fools who are missing the point. This is about Obama playing right into the Republicans' hands with this rubber-stamp approval of their picture of the Democrats.

Posted at June 28, 2006 2:18 PM in response to Obama, Religion and the Blog Reaction

Nice post. There's room for all of us.

Posted at May 3, 2006 1:01 PM in response to Playing Morpheus

Am I missing something? It's a fairly accurate condensation of his words and his intent. What's the problem with the quote?

Posted at October 7, 2005 2:07 PM in response to President Bush and the Infidels

Anyone who thought "Network" was a farce really, really, really missed the point. That movie scared the hell out of me. And now we live in it. Hi-ho.

Posted at October 5, 2005 1:43 PM in response to Gore on the Threat to American Democracy

The only thing I was trying to point out is neither currently can be taught as scientific fact.  I am actually very excited about String Theory.

Let's just be glad Chopra hasn't heard of String Theory.

Posted at August 26, 2005 3:16 PM in response to Kuhn and Intelligent Design