Daily Progress Obituary

A Story

A story.
Once Upon a time, there was a community of people who wondered how the sun moved across the sky.   They decided that it must be pulled across...

A Conversation

Reader:
I checked out your Soupism link. I understand and support your efforts, but shy away from any atheist manifestos. I am an atheist because...

E. Coli Theory of Human Knowledge

The E. coli Flask theory of human behavior:
It is interesting to me to see that despite our ability, as a species, to analyze, chart, and predict...

Atheist Basis for Morality

It has been asked "On what basis does the nontheistic and practical atheist make moral choices. . .?”.

My answer is:
Our moral choices, as...

Rejection of Christianity and early thoughts about Soupism

My earliest thoughts about Soupism, although I didn’t call it that, go back to the death in 1974 of someone important to me.   In coming to terms with...