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A heavy silence filled the night air, along with the smell of wet asphalt and motor oil: the smell of a city recovering from a rainstorm. The streets were abandoned, save for a… Continue reading
Secularism describes attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis. For people however, true secularism is a fleeting thing. We humans are hard-wired for faith and cannot help but… Continue reading
Despite our intelligence, humans are just another species of animal. One of many on the planet. Besides tools or language, or perhaps as a result, humans have a particular way of moving around.… Continue reading
“In the beginning, there was nothing.” This was probably pretty nice. Nothing to do. Nothing to worry about. Nothing to not do, or not worry about. No time or space to muddle things… Continue reading
The future is a time of opportunity. Who knows what success and fortune might come? The funny thing about opportunity, though, is that while it can lead to achievement, it can also result… Continue reading
For decades theoretical physicists have been wrecking their brains in an attempt to determine a unified theory of the universe. One of the most prominent products of this effort has been the development… Continue reading
A lot of people feel like they have the weight of the world on their shoulders. This is simply not true. Even if it was, the Earth only has a mass of 6.6… Continue reading
It is funny the way we think about junk. A rusty old truck or abandoned farm machinery in a field somewhere is a cool find. Broken computer monitors or TVs lying outside are… Continue reading
Echo-Friendly: Not to be confused with Eco-Friendly “This new Cathedral is really Echo-Friendly.” “Really, did you use recycled materials powered by renewable energy?” “No, none of that, but if you yell… Continue reading
Literature is filled with examples of intrepid heroes who venture forth into the afterlife. Orpheus descended into Hades to return his wife to the land of the living while Odysseus visited the underworld… Continue reading