Time Travel, By Brian37
Offline Skeptics Guide To Time Travel, By Brian37
In the face of a majority
Consumed by credulity
Occasionally a voice
Counters with rationality
Epicurus amongst the oldest
His problem with evil
Yet still to be leveled
Stands the rigors of time
A famous founder
Spoke of scowling masses
And the fatal harbinger
Witches fearing daylight
A line from Macbeth
Reaches through time
Accosting the lips
Of men like Sagan
And Ingersol
And the four Horsemen
Hitchens, Harris, Dennet
And Dawkins
Champions of the finite
Heros to atoms and evolution
Impaling myth
With microscopes and telescopes
Doctors and vaccines
Moonwalks, cures for disease
Cell phones and computers
And periodic tables
Earthquake codes
And Tornado catagories
All came about
Because someone questioned
Skepticism will live
As long as we fight
We are not the first
In this plight
No longer can they
Use their fantasy
To justify subjugation
Or absurdity
You will not stone them
For adultery
They are not your property
As you will see
Your dad upstairs
By any name
Cant beat me up
You made him up
Wise people
Opened their mouths
And we've got you running
There is no way out
Physics and medicine
Astronomy and biology
Method and logic
Trump mythology
Our species is grown now
We want you to follow
Into a bright future
Without tribal fodder
We can build
We can observe
With the means to test
Gaining real answers
I was a kid once
And made up friends too
Placebos are false
And gods are too
These voices I read
I cant get out of my head
Scream loud and clear
There is no god to fear
It is a threat
To your social norms
That is how one grows
Leaving bad claims behind
It is good news
The Skeptic brings
From the past to the present
Questioning reigns
"We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers."Obama
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I really don't have anyone specific to thank for this inspiration. But I can say if it were not for an atheist Nurse in Chicago, whom I read an opinion about, I would not be the online activist I am today. I also have to thank all those in my early days, from Jake to Reggie to Brian Sapient and Bob and HB and all the countless posters who gave me the knowledge I do today.
My daily life has it's ups and downs outside the internet, but I cant imagine where I would be without this oasis in a sea of bad claims. I am getting a bit misty eyed right now, so in light of sounding like a Hallmark card, I will simply say THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME.
This poem is for all of you. It might not be my best, but it most certainly conveys what many, if not most here think.
"We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers."Obama
Check out my poetry here on Rational Responders Like my poetry thread on Facebook under Brian James Rational Poet, @Brianrrs37 on Twitter and my blog at www.brianjamesrationalpoet.blog
Bob Spence, if you would do me a favor once again and correct my spelling.
I just got done suggesting someone check their spelling so I don't want to be a hypocrite. I would say to those reading this, I do wish the OP could be edited by the poster. I have a tendency to hit submit out of fear of losing my thoughts by hitting the wrong button, which I have done in the past. I'd rather save it with the errors and go back and correct it than lose it all together.
I do want to edit the op myself, but there has never been an option, or at least one that I can see on my end.
"We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus -- and nonbelievers."Obama
Check out my poetry here on Rational Responders Like my poetry thread on Facebook under Brian James Rational Poet, @Brianrrs37 on Twitter and my blog at www.brianjamesrationalpoet.blog
Done.
Favorite oxymorons: Gospel Truth, Rational Supernaturalist, Business Ethics, Christian Morality
"Theology is now little more than a branch of human ignorance. Indeed, it is ignorance with wings." - Sam Harris
The path to Truth lies via careful study of reality, not the dreams of our fallible minds - me
From the sublime to the ridiculous: Science -> Philosophy -> Theology