Category: Explanation of Life on Earth

TRUE STORY: CHAPTER SEVEN – “THE STUFF OF RELIGION” (PART II)

JUNE 19, 2020 – Cont.) “Your question about human prayer,” I said, “also inquires about religion, a subject I’ve already touched upon, one that largely defines humanity, however many people have opted-out of organized religion.” “Organized?” “Sorry, that’s a technical term describing religion that coalesces around a vast network of priests, pastors, rabbis, imams, or …

TRUE STORY: CHAPTER SIX – “OUR WORST BAD STUFF” (PART V)

JUNE 15, 2022 – (Cont.) “To be sure,” I continued, “throughout the planet’s epochs, the natural order produced periods of inhospitable climate. Many of these epochs preceded our tree-bound ancestors, but many untoward phases followed our first recognizably deep-throated (and fully attired) appearance—times involving regional droughts, ice ages (big and mini), warming of polar regions, …