Confessions of a Conservative Atheist
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From using banned words to enjoying problematic movies, songs, and games, we’ve all done our part to promote racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, and everything else. It’s time to repent our sins. Or is it? Let’s face it: Everyone born before 1980 has committed at least one cardinal sin against our increasingly woke culture. Whether it… Continue reading Generation X should be cancelled in its entirety
“Core design elements” of the world’s most popular role playing game - you know, stuff like good and evil itself - must be changed to satisfy the woke generation, but we all know nothing will be enough because Dungeons & Dragons was dominated by white dudes, or something “It’s a game that was dominated by… Continue reading Woke in fantasyland: They’re coming for Dungeons & Dragons now and the entire fantasy genre next
Three very different masters of their craft, three unique mediums, one connecting concept that illuminates what makes their work timeless and yet somehow outside our reach at the same time Like William Shakespeare, Stanley Kubrick can be something of an acquired taste. People are vaguely aware of the reputed genius, but prefer to appreciate it… Continue reading Negative space: How the things left unsaid connect the diverse genius of Shakespeare, Kubrick, and Springsteen
An 18 year old college student’s life is in tatters after using the n-word once three years ago, but the New York Times leaps to the defense of an actor and his wife who’ve lied for years about her heritage and profited from cultural appropriation Cultural appropriation is one of the cardinal sins of our… Continue reading Why aren’t we cancelling Alec Baldwin?
Free speech shouldn’t be up for debate, no single person has all the answers, and forgiveness and grace are essential What to say at the end of a challenging year? A wannabe pundit like myself has a few choices. I can share my predictions for 2021 for those who care: The media will remain obsessed… Continue reading Happy New Year! Three things to think about as we head into 2021
The grievance and rage driving everything from erasing Abraham Lincoln to cancelling everyone we disagree with is unhealthy, but there is a better way to live your life and it’s certainly not toxic Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that has unfortunately fallen out of favor in recent years. Oxford Languages defines the term simply as… Continue reading Stoicism: Can we stop the endless emoting and give the ancient philosophy a try in 2021?
“There’s too many outlaws trying to work the same line” enters the lexicon as one of the Boss’s most timeless lyrics, especially in this era of endless politicization of everything including Bruce himself Full disclosure: I’ve been saying since at least 2002 that Bruce Springsteen will be remembered as much more than one of the… Continue reading At least 2020 had an awesome Bruce Springsteen album, “Letter to You” might be the most fired up thing ever released by a 70+ rocker and his band
Christmas 2020 is different from any other, but the spirit can remain the same even as we gather in smaller groups to celebrate without Phish shows at MSG The modern celebration of Christmas is a wonderful combination of ancient festivals and traditions, crass commercialism, and religious observations developed over two millennia. Even as an atheist,… Continue reading The Lord of Misrule and other Christmas traditions through the ages merge in a classic Western holiday
On what planet are our elites living where they believe they can shut down people’s livelihoods indefinitely while allowing our betters to keep making mad dollars? In college, I was fortunate to attend a seminar with two-time Oscar Winner William Goldman, author and screenwriter of The Princess Bride. Mr. Goldman was asked how an aspiring… Continue reading Even Tom Cruise can’t handle coronavirus, the actor explodes about restrictions
Reimagining humans as qualia machines populating the universe with unique mathematics and balancing all concerns against a harsh and ugly world Many people believe that atheists have an unsatisfying view of the world. Humans reduced to survival machines, crawling on the surface of an insignificant rock, revolving around a merely average star, located in a… Continue reading An atheist’s case for life and what we can do about it
Confessions of a Conservative Atheist 