Humanist Thought of the Week

Mini Golf Lessons

I played minigolf with my son the other day. He had a good time but complained that he wasn’t very good at it. I had to explain - that’s kind of the point. Nobody is good at minigolf! It’s best not to take yourself too seriously. Half the fun is making fun of how badly you are playing. Because no matter how carefully you line up your putt, Chances are your ball is going to rebound off one of the hazards, And go into the wrong hole or come back to you feet. In order to have fun playing minigolf, you need to learn to laugh at yourself. And remember, the point is to have fun.

It's All Right

It’s that time of year again - time for the annual war on Christmas Except that there isn’t any. Well, except for the radical Christians who forget that this is the season for peace on earth and goodwill towards all. For them, “Happy Holidays” is a declaration of war. Because obviously - if you don’t say “Merry Christmas” you are clearly contributing to the great moral decline of our country. Can we just write these idiots off as not worth time now? I mean - if they haven’t figured out by now that it really is ok if someone else doesn’t celebrate Christmas, they never will. In the meantime: Io Saturnalia!

On Being Polite

My husband requested that this week’s podcast be about politeness. Apparently people who park sideways in parking lots are starting to get on his nerves. Anyway, my dad always says; if you want to slide through life, try being polite. And he is right. Being polite does grease the wheels of interpersonal relations. It doesn’t take much effort. Just do your best to make sure that your behavior doesn’t negatively affect someone else. So … when you park your car at the mall in the next few weeks. Make sure you don’t take up more then your fair share of space. Other people need to park too. And it’s rude to prevent them from doing so just because you were too busy to straighten out your car. Just saying. Oh - and PS - my husband thanks you.

Don't be a Jerk

This much should be obvious. But this is a topic of conversation in the freethought movement at the moment.

For Skepticisms Sake

If you call yourself a skeptic, but the only thing you are skeptical about are religious claims, then you aren't really a skeptic.