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NoOneUpThere
“The Earth Is Flat”
The Los Angeles Times ran an article on January 15, 2018, entitled “The Earth Is Round, and Other Myths, Debunked by the Flat Earth Movement (You Read That Right),” and here are a few quotes:
“Earth is less a big blue marble than a big blue pancake.”
“Earth is surrounded by a wall of ice holding back the seas.”
“The sun is about 3,419.5 miles away.” (Three thousand, four hundred and nineteen point five is “about?”)
“It’s [the sun] not a burning ball of hydrogen gas, it is electrostatic energy.… Read more >
A Prayer to NoOneUpThere
I first discovered the Reverend David Keighley and his poem “Leaving Home” years ago in a newsletter published by Bishop John Shelby Spong. I read “Leaving Home” every Friday as part of my early morning quiet time, when I do prayers (Progressive Christian style), relevant readings, and prep for the day.… Read more >
An A-Theist Goes to Church?
Some folks might find it strange that an A-Theist even bothers to go to church where there is a great deal of talk about an UpThere God who isn’t UpThere—as far as he’s concerned. Wouldn’t it be easier just to stay home and do something more interesting? It seems so hypocritical to waste time hearing about God, Jesus, the Trinity, and all that other dogma and doctrine when you don’t believe any of it.… Read more >
Who is NoOneUpThere?
I named the theistic god NoOneUpThere because the term clearly describes my feelings. If I just call it the theistic god, then some folks are going to say, “He’s just another one of those atheists.” But I’m not! I believe in a force so vast that I can’t describe it in my limited human language.… Read more >