by skepticalseeker | Jun 1, 2018 | Paganism, Skepticism, Spirituality
As a quick search though my blog entries will show, I’ve long been committed to the scientific rationalistic view of the world. While that has not changed, I have been exploring some ideas that I once would just have poo-pooed as ridiculous. Namely, tarot cards...
by skepticalseeker | Mar 5, 2018 | Atheism, Paganism, personal growth, Skepticism
In the course of developing my ritual over the past few months, I have considered some ideas that I have previously considered to be ridiculous, or at least kooky. Well, not just even considered, but actually done. Dabbled, experimented, whatever you want to call it....
by skepticalseeker | Feb 14, 2018 | Atheism, Paganism, personal growth, science, Skepticism
I’ve come to really appreciate cognitive dissonance. It’s the feeling of unease when there is a incongruity between what you really believe and what you think you believe, or think you should believe. (That is my very informal definition anyway.) As a...
by skepticalseeker | Feb 17, 2017 | Skepticism, Spirituality, Uncategorized
I’m finding myself getting less hard-core skeptical than I used to be. On Monday, I’m helping a friend practice her tarot reading skills by getting her to do a reading for me (she asked for volunteers on Facebook.) Am I worried because it’s woo and has no basis in...
by skepticalseeker | Jan 15, 2017 | Atheism, Skepticism, Sunday Blasphemy
I don’t know that these are applicable to Christians in general, but here are some questionable life lessons I learned as a kid that were reinforced by my family’s religious beliefs. I’m sure others from Evangelical Christian backgrounds in particular will recognize...
by skepticalseeker | Dec 27, 2016 | Skepticism
I’ve always been a tester as long as I remember. When someone tells me something out of the ordinary … well, it’s not that I don’t trust your judgement or anything but I would like to know if there are facts to back that up. Even though I must admit that at first I...
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