Are you bored of the endless debate between evolutionists and creationists, theists and atheists? Not sure which is more ridiculous: Hollywood’s War on Religion or Hollywood’s War on Unbelievers? Did the whole “Ham on Nye” charade leave you shaking your head, wondering how we got into this dichotomous theological mess and what a third voice wouldContinue reading “Pantheism: Not Just “Sexed-Up Atheism” Anymore”
Author Archives: Waldo Noesta
The Missing Person
One day, humanity realized that God was nowhere to be found, so it filed a Missing Person report. The Universe sent eight detectives to follow the trail of God and solve the case. The first three detectives each represented one of the Abrahamic faiths. They did not search for any evidence, but instead combed throughContinue reading “The Missing Person”
The Fire
Once upon a time there was a house that caught fire, trapping the family inside. The house was in a diverse neighborhood, filled with people of many different faiths and walks of life, and they all rushed to the scene of the blaze. One group of neighbors decided the god of fire was angry atContinue reading “The Fire”
Duality, in a little over 7,000 words
Duality is a slight of hand. It is a line drawn in the sand where none exists. It is the parsing of All That Is into distinct semantic thought-concepts that hide from the part its concurrent existence as the Whole. It is the subjective narrowing of attention upon an object, shrinking its full context, andContinue reading “Duality, in a little over 7,000 words”
Beyond the Break
If you fix your attentionon the waves as they roll to the shore,never once looking beyond the break,you could say (and rightfully so),”I see no evidence of an Ocean.”When one person does this,we call it ignorance.When a society does this,we call it provincialism.When the whole world does this,we call it common sense.Everything that humanity hasContinue reading “Beyond the Break”
What to Make of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (aside from the obvious: Dinner) — Part 2 of 2
In Part One, the Flying Spaghetti Monster helped save the children of Kansas from a sinister Trojan horse called “intelligent design,” whose only real design was to sneak a specific fundamentalist Christian creation story into the state’s official science curriculum. Having done this, His Noodly One could have returned to the Great Italian Restaurant inContinue reading “What to Make of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (aside from the obvious: Dinner) — Part 2 of 2”
A Prayer for the Suddenly Alive
A boiling hot drop of water, having spent its existence resisting the living sacrifice of refuge in the mountain stream, by some amazing measure of grace called Death, reaches the Ocean.Does it turn these churning waters to steam? Hell no!It finally learns how to CHILLLLL OUT…. Fred Phelps, may you rest in the peace youContinue reading “A Prayer for the Suddenly Alive”
Just End the Chase
Make no mistake about it: It’s not paranoia. Love is trying to kill you. Die willingly now, Or painfully later. It makes no difference. But why not just end the chase, And feel the sweet caress of God’s arrow Before it pierces your heart? Back to Poetry
Conversation with Myself
“I finally figured out the whole free will versus determinism thing. Oh? Which one is correct? Are you a slave, or are you free? Neither. There is no Me to be a slave, and there is no Me to be free. Exactly! And now, beloved slave, you are free! Your own shackles can hold youContinue reading “Conversation with Myself”
Birding in the Face of Terror
Fiction. Paperback, 398 pgs, apx 121,000 words. $20 via ND Media Bookstore; $19.95 via Barnes and Noble DIY E-Book Edition $5 via ND Media Bookstore E-book (downloadable PDF, Kindle, or Nook format) available for $2.99 via Apple Books, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Book Locker. Release date: 19 June 2020 How would our lives be different if we could weather the stormsContinue reading “Birding in the Face of Terror”
Not One, Not Two 