Thursday, May 8, 2014

On the "Ardent Doubter"


When Prayer Helps.

Even for those of us on the extreme end of non-believing, there still come moments when whispered prayers are a necessary hope.  Often in the midst of unexpected crisis or fear, promising unrealistic life changes (including but not limited to giving up smoking, being eternally kind to siblings, eating vegetables at every meal, and never talking trash again) feels like a fair trade for the immediate dissipation of the sudden onset of discord.  And yet once the storm passes, all bets are off, as lifestyle and atheism seamlessly transition back to the woes and ways of the agnostic (and ardent) doubter where people and places exist without explanation or guidance.  Enjoy!

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