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I nearly withdrew the previous post. Actually, I did, for a couple of minutes, then changed my mind while I was writing this one. Why? Because it was supposed to be part of a two-post series, and the second post is just not coming out right. (I’ve already written a thousand words, which seems like [...]

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There are a number of clichés I just can’t handle. This is especially true in the realm of religion, on both ends of the spectrum, fundie and “new atheist”. Today I’m griping about the “New Atheists’ definition of faith“. Faith is merely belief without evidence; a process of active non-thinking. That definition is nonsense. Religious [...]

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From wiktionary: hyperbole (Noun, plural hyperboles) (uncountable) Extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device. (uncountable) Deliberate exaggeration. (countable) An instance or example of this technique. (countable, obsolete) A hyperbola.

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On 31 December Cobus van Wyngaard tweeted: What rituals will you be taking part in (privately or in community) to mark the transition period from 2009 to 2010? I didn’t have much of interest with which to respond, I don’t feel I’ve got much in the line of rituals. Though, I did have some champagne [...]

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