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Charlotte's Web

I saw a spider in the corner of my dining room, behind a plant, awhile ago. I did not want to kill 'it' since it seemed like it was doing a good job eating up all the flies getting in my house.

About a week back I noticed a sack. I was wondering if it was a spiderling sack. Now, as of today, I know that it was a spiderling sack and "it" became a she...charlotte.

I can't help but wonder and watch what will happen next with these little ones. I can't kill them..I just can't ..and if anyone has watched Charlotte's Web or read the book then they might understand.

So, here I am not knowing what to do with all these tiny spiders..where will they go??

I will leave them be and see what happens.

Some pictures below show how small they are and the mom is close by.

Edit: after reading my recent post. Dad, am I this weird because of you??lol

Breaking The Spell

"Those who are religious and believe religion to be the best hope of humankind cannot reasonably expect those of us who are skeptical to refrain from expressing our doubts if they themselves are unwilling to put their convictions under the microscope". Daniel C. Dennett

"Do you ever ask yourself: What if I'm wrong? Of course there is a large crowd of others around you who share your conviction, and this distributes - and, alas, dilutes - the responsibility, so, if you ever get a chance to breathe a word of regret, you will have a handy excuse: you got swept away by a crowd of enthusiasts. But surely you have noticed a troubling fact. History gives us many examples of large crowds of deluded people egging one another on down the primrose path to perdition. How can you be so sure your not part of such a group? I for one am not in awe of your faith. I am appalled by your arrogance, by your unreasonable certainty that you have all the answers." Daniel C. Dennett

"You don't get to advertise all the good that your religion does without first scrupulously subtracting all the harm it does and considering seriously the question of whether some other religion, or no religion at all, does better." Daniel C. Dennett

"This is a sticking point for those who don't yet appreciate how well established the theory of evolution by natural selection is. According to a recent survey, only about a quarter of the population of the United States understands that evolution is about as well established as the fact that water is H2O." Daniel C. Dennett

"But how, in the face of so much striking confirmation and massive scientific evidence, could so many Americans disbelieve in evolution? It is simple: they have been solemnly told that the theory of evolution is false (or at least unproven) by people they trust more than they trust scientists." Daniel C. Dennett

oh my, oh my

Sherri Shepard on The View could not answer the question whether the earth was round or flat. I must admit sometimes I tune into the show because its a train wreck.

The 'hot topic' this day was about evolution. This idiotic woman Sherri could not answer the question "Is the earth round or flat"?..she said "I don't know". Now, I have to say that I think she must know that the earth is indeed round, however, she probably did not want to go against what the bible says.

I think she was not sure how the bible stands on the shape of the earth so she was reluctant to answer the question.

watch the clip..its jaw dropping

Stop respecting religion and start submitting it to the same scutiny as any other idea or argument, says Richard Dawkins. And September 11th 2001 makes this scrutiny more urgent than ever...

Flight 175 and The Fallen Man

Last night I watched some programs about the 9/11 attacks. Yes, most of it I have seen many times but one of the shows was about Flight 175. This was the second plane that hit the World Trade Center.

Most of the programs I have watched in the past focused on the towers, Flight 11 and Flight 93. Since the show focused entirely on Flight 175, I watched an in depth story of that flight that I have not heard.

Last night while lying in bed I thought about all those, who six years ago, also on a Monday night spent the last moments with their loved ones. This Tuesday morning when I woke up I couldn't help but keep track of what time it was and what was happening on that horrible day.

Another show that I tuned into was called The Fallen Man. The show talked about the controversy of running the picture of a man falling from the towers. Many people died this way on that day, either by jumping or falling, but this one picture that was captured horrified many who saw it in the newspaper. Then it was never seen or talked about again. It disappeared.

The story of The Fallen Man focused on the photographer who took the pictures and someone who wanted to identify this one man falling from the towers. He set out on a quest to do so. He thought he found his identity. He talked to the family of a man they thought it was who worked in Windows of the World restaurant. The family, for religious reasons, could not accept that this was the husband and father. One of the daughters basically said by the media telling them that their father jumped was in fact telling them that he was going to hell since suicide is a sin. They wouldn't even look at the picture.

It turned out it was not that man they first thought and eventually found out who they think it is. The man's sister talked to reporters and it was very moving. The most important thing she said was that it really doesn't matter who the identity of the man in the photo is, it could be her brother. She said that she thinks the picture symbolizes all the horror of that day.

I can understand how some people would think it not appropriate to put that picture out there for all to see. But, I don't really look at it that way. I know its just so horrible to image having to make that decision..burn or jump. Its really hard to go there in your mind and think about the suffering those individuals endured.

It did happen though. People did jump, did fall.

Christopher Hitchens talks about book

Christopher Hitchens is the author of God is not Great. Tonight I watched him speak about his book.

He asked some important questions. Why do we lie to ourselves? Why do we as human beings like wishful thinking? Why does our human makeup have a fear of freedom? Why do we want to be told what to do?

He basically says that it is innate in all humans to surrender to these feelings.

What does that mean? We want someone to care about us. We might feel better knowing that some higher power is looking out for us. However, our need for that feeling does not make a god reality.

Mr. Hitchens talks about morality. He talked about how it is insulting when someone who does not believe in a god is questioned about their morals. He quoted Fydor Dostoevsky in his book The Brothers Karamazov.. "Isn't everything permissible if god is dead".

In my head, my world, everything is not permissible if there is no god. I know right from wrong..yes, even us atheists do.

This is an amazing book. You would really have to be interested in reading a lot of detailed discussions. The brothers talk about religion in depth and it is very interesting since they have very different point of views. It is like reading a really long conversation that totally moves away from the actually story being told. I happen to like that in a book and found it to be very real to life. Don't we all have off the cuff conversations?

It is insulting to ask such a question about my morality being an atheist because as Hitchens gets to the point by saying..Name an ethical statement or action made by someone of religious faith that could not have been made/done by someone with no faith. So, you don't need religion to be a good person.

Its so freeing actually. I don't feel that anyone is watching over me or knows my thoughts. Who wants that?

not moi.

Proof that the bible is repulsive

Religion and Reason

Found this on Richard Dawkins site.

I believe that religion has done untold harm to humanity.
I believe that It has been a force for division and hatred, throughout the ages.
I believe that it has hampered the development of intelligent moral understanding
that truly compassionate morality only flourishes in a secular environment,
free from the ideologies of faith of or the religions of extreme politics.
I do not deny individual's rights to believe freely,
but assert my right to address the harm that can arise from such beliefs.
I do not believe these things out of faith but because of reasoned consideration.
My beliefs, on this matter, are not dogmatic but are open to reason.
I do not close my mind to any possibility, but require objective evidence,
before accepting any claim which defies reason .