by lepton | Feb 17, 2016 | Faith
I am fascinated by the evolution of religion, things like a separate god being called upon for people when they are underground. Santa Muerte really fascinates me though I know Native American spirituality is not something to dabble in. This article on the decay of...
by lepton | Feb 13, 2016 | Matters of the Heart
This is a short story by Shawn Pfister from her compilation My Vampire Prom Date and other stories. This is some good young adult fiction, you should pick it up, especially for someone in junior high or high school. The Death of Eleanor Nobody seems to remember...
by lepton | Feb 11, 2016 | Autism Specific, Faith, Power Dynamic
In order for me to feel safe I need to have fail safes in place which is pretty much the opposite of how God works. God promises he will never fail you and then sets the rhetorical stage so that no matter what he does it’s impossible for him to do so. Any situation...
by lepton | Feb 10, 2016 | Autism Specific, Faith, Mental Illness
Imagine if you got on a plane and the pilot was on the spectrum. Then they had to get a new pilot, not because the pilot wasn’t skilled and talented enough to fly the plane, but—because of his autism—the laws of thermodynamics wouldn’t work in such a way...
by lepton | Feb 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
There was a play in the Super Bowl, not sure which team, where they were near the end zone and on fourth down there was an offensive holding call on a play they made a first down on. That offensive holding was probably what allowed them to make the first down. The...