Humanism and the God-Project

The human mind is a probe. From a spear to a telescope, we keep reaching beyond where our physicality can take us. And beyond reaching with tools, we move our feet, or fly, to other places. We are explorers. And beyond physical exploration, we do mental exploration. We are always wanting to know what’s behind it all. How it works, and why it is there. Why we are here.

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Posted by John Hoad on July 04, 2003 at 12:07 PM | View

Ben Franklin's Vision of an Ethical Society

Making my way through Ben Franklin’s Autobiography, I was interested to discover that he contemplated starting an ethical society in the 1730s. From an early age he was given to reflection on personal behavior and social relationships, and, as revealed in his Poor Richard’s Almanac, in the virtues that promoted self-improvement and self-advancement.

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Posted by John Hoad on May 19, 2003 at 02:48 PM | View

The Beast Within - A Reflection on the Holocaust

We pass our days
in pleasant ways
with here and there
some sadness.

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Posted by John Hoad on April 29, 2003 at 08:59 PM | View
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