Azeusism has caused every major atrocity in modern history! It happens far too frequently -- the lame atheism has caused more atrocities/death than Christianity/Islam/whatever argument. This means that a compelling response has not been found. If you are talking to a Christian who makes that argument, consider making the following argument. If he can discover exactly what's wrong about this argument, he has discovered exactly what's wrong with his own argument. Find the flaw in the following argument: Azeusism, or not believing in Zeus, has been the cause of almost every single major atrocity of the past several thousand years. Mass murder. Witch trials -- Azeusists. Crusades -- Azeusists. Holocaust -- Azeusists. Hitler -- Azeusist. Stalin -- Azeusist. Mao -- Azeusist. Pol Pot -- Azeusist. Mastro Titta (executed 516 people ... for the Catholic Pope. Jim Jones -- Azeusist. Also, in modern times, almost every serial killer has been an Azeusist. Jeffrey Dahmer -- Azeusist. Why aren't more editorials written into the newspapers with this kind of reasoning?
Nine ways of resting the mind Nine ways of resting the mind (Tib. སེམས་གནས་པའི་ཐབས་དགུ་, sem nepé tab gu; Wyl. sems gnas pa’i thabs dgu) — whatever the object of our meditation, we pass through nine stages in the development of shamatha. Resting the Mind (Tib. འཇོག་པ་, jokpa) – focusing the mind upon an object [number 2 on the illustration]Resting the Mind Longer (Tib. རྒྱུན་དུ་འཇོག་པ་, gyündu jokpa) – maintaining that continuity [9]Continuously Resettling the Mind (Tib. The ninth stage of resting the mind is also known as the ‘one-pointed mind of the desire realm’ (Tib. These are taken from Maitreya's Ornament of Mahayana Sutras (Skt. Six Powers These stages are accomplished through the six powers (Skt. ṣaḍbala; Tib. Listening/study (Skt. śrūtabala; Tib. Four Mental Engagements All of these stages can be condensed into the four mental engagements (Tib. tightly focused engagement (Tib. Alternative Translations Nine stages of resting the mind Notes Internal Links Further Reading
Homemade Silly Putty Eggs Recently we had a school snow day (I know, a SNOW DAY in SPRING! Crazy Canada.) We decided to make the most of it and make something fun! We followed a few different recipes, playing with all the amounts until we got the results that we wanted. Here is what worked for us 1/4 cup glue (elmer's or any no name brand ~ we tried a few) 1/4 cup warm water 1 1/2 tbsp borax 1 tsp washable paint (you can use food coloring too ~ we used paint to have more colors options) To begin: Place 1 tsp of paint into a bowl. Add in your 1/4 cup warm water and stir. Next, measure out 1/4 cup glue and add to your paint mixture. Measure out 1 1/2 tbsp of borax and spinkle over the mixture. Stir until it starts to become a gloopy mess like this. Now for the really fun part! We thought we would create some Easter inspired colors of silly putty and the results were lovely! Perfect time of year to create silly putty, as we had the eggs to store it in. These shall surely fill some of our Easter baskets this year. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Load Up Your iPad with a Massive Library of Over 38,000 Free eBooks The iPad is a great device to read on, and if your digital library is feeling a little bare then you’ve come to the right place. We’ve found some of the best places to get free ebooks, ready to be downloaded and opened with iBooks on your shiny new iPad (or iPhone, iPod, Kindle, Nook, or Android, for that matter). Project Gutenberg Top 100 – Full of classics, if you’re only going to visit one source for free ebooks, Gutenberg should be it. They have over 38,000 free ebooks available, and their top 100 list is basically a mirror of the Western Canon of literature. Grab titles from the popular lists, and then search category or by your favorite author to load up on a nearly infinite amount of reading. Gutenberg is probably the best source online, but other sites offer free ebooks too: If you download the books onto a Mac or PC, emailing them to an iPad or iPhone is generally the easiest way to transfer them over quickly without syncing. Know any other quality sources for free ebooks?
Evil Bible Home Page Letting Go of Attachment, from A to Zen | zen habits “Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities.” ~Dalai Lama Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Lori Deschene of Tiny Buddha. If there’s one thing we all have in common it’s that we want to feel happy; and on the other side of that coin, we want to avoid hurting. We pin our happiness to people, circumstances, and things and hold onto them for dear life. We attach to feelings as if they define us, and ironically, not just positive ones. In trying to hold on to what’s familiar, we limit our ability to experience joy in the present. When you stop trying to grasp, own, and control the world around you, you give it the freedom to fulfill you without the power to destroy you. It’s no simple undertaking to let go of attachment—not a one-time decision, like pulling off a band-aid. The best approach is to start simple, at the beginning, and work your way to Zen. Experiencing Without Attachment Call yourself out.
Main Page Top 20 Foods to Lower Your Cholesterol The higher the test score the better, right? Not when it comes to your cholesterol. If yours is climbing over 200, it’s time to take action. But there’s a much more natural solution than popping prescription medicines. Oatmeal Oatmeal is rich in soluble fiber, which cuts down the amount of cholesterol your intestines absorb. Salmon Two servings per week of wild salmon pump your body with enough omega-3 fatty acids to lower blood pressure and LDL cholesterol and boost your high-density lipoproteins. Olive Oil Powerful antioxidants present in olive oil decrease the low-density lipoproteins in your system. Almonds Almonds are a great source of plant sterols, which impede your body’s absorption of cholesterol. Avocados Unsaturated fats in avocados augment your body’s level of high-density proteins and lower the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Blueberries Blueberries contain copious amounts of pterostilbene, a compound that is known to effectively cut cholesterol. Pistachios Walnuts Tuna Apples
Atheism "Divine Fury" by Sabina Nore.Traditionally speaking, most religions were especially hostile towards women. While some atheists consider themselves as spiritual people, most do so because they haven't yet found the appropriate "label" for themselves. Atheism is, simply put and by definition, the belief that there is no God nor divine presence. Some atheists define it as a lack of belief in a God or deity, while others discover that the proper "label" for them would actually be agnostic, rather than atheist. In the words of Penn Jillette, a US-American comedian, illusionist and writer: "Believing there is no God gives me more room for belief in family, people, love, truth, beauty, sex, Jell-o, and all the other things I can prove and that make this life the best life I will ever have. Here is an article by Ricky Gervais, an English writer, comedian and actor on how he went from "God-bless" to God-less in one afternoon. Further reading