When I die, I don’t want to be buried; it’s just a waste of space. I’d rather it be a playground for children or research facility. When I die, I will become one with the Earth. Dirt and star stuff. When I die, it won’t be any different to me than before I was born. [...]
One more wallpaper I created: The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. it is not a creed. Death is certain, replacing both the siren-song of Paradise and the dread of Hell. Life on this earth, with all its mystery and beauty and pain, is then to be lived far more [...]
Using the same quote from a previous Carl Sagan image, I made this wallpaper. Also 2880 x 1800 pixels. The world is so exquisite, with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there’s little good evidence. Far better, it seems to me, in [...]
I also made this one. The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there’s little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every [...]
![In Memory of OH Schwartz [Dec 13, 1929 - July 20, 2009]](http://jewmanist.com/wp-content/themes/swatch/functions/thumb.php?src=&w=&h=&zc=1&q=90)
Following up to my post regarding my father’s recent passing, I decided to embed a short slideshow of photos since the aforementioned post only had a self-portrait. Having scanned in older photos, I give you this: See the album here.
The word “afterlife” is an odd one. The very words used imply death. The idea that it stands for another world beyond our own (which is a grave contradiction) confuses and annoys me. I’m all for science fiction stories with parallel universes, but I realize they do not exist. When people would tell my mom [...]
I haven’t posted in a bit. I edited this previous post, but this deserves its own post, maybe several. My father passed on Monday. He had lung cancer and was doing better with treatment, but it only left his defenses down. He suddenly became ill with Septicemia, called 911 with inconceivably bad stomach cramps. He [...]
