tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012499708688254847.post364239555265862809..comments2024-02-19T21:16:14.878-08:00Comments on Prozac Monologues: 1000 Points of Light RevisitedWilla Goodfellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05816752444634576606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012499708688254847.post-91589395256234860072011-08-14T16:04:14.049-07:002011-08-14T16:04:14.049-07:00Oh, I figure I am an equal opportunity offender he...Oh, I figure I am an equal opportunity offender here. But I calls 'em like I sees 'em.<br /><br />Regarding the particular deity thing -- of course. Nevertheless, secular humanist Arthur C. Brooks, author of Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism found that religious people give more: more time, more money, more blood. He checked and rechecked and spun the numbers every way he could, because that is not what he set out to demonstrate.<br /><br />I have some theories about why that is true, which have to do with how habits are formed and maintained.<br /><br />But at this point I don't really give a damn about what people believe. The last paragraph of the post refers to Matthew 25, where Jesus says that at the judgment, the Judge will say, I don't give a damn what you said. Show me the money (and the time and the blood).Willa Goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816752444634576606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012499708688254847.post-42434738317132968792011-08-14T13:42:42.497-07:002011-08-14T13:42:42.497-07:00Most of the secular humanists I know are out there...Most of the secular humanists I know are out there in the trenches fighting for human dignity. As for the "spiritual but not religious", they hold themselves accountable for their actions, and demand accountability from others. A relationship to a particular deity is not required to act in the world with compassion and responsibility.Addy Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015984115893693050noreply@blogger.com