tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-360795252012-02-14T00:22:36.955-07:00Webster briefly defines superstition as a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation. I myself see superstition as a handy way to shuck reason and sometimes shun personal responsibility. This can lead to all kinds of problems.Imagine NO Superstition!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04563665671589698567noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079525.post-16703273537228749812006-11-06T15:02:00.000-07:002006-11-06T16:43:42.290-07:00What do you think of the fantastic hypocrisy we are seeing in the fundamentalist minister's sexual escapades as compared to his apparently sincere preachings? After all, that hypocrite deceived millions??? <strong>How gullible, how destructive!</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />To share your thoughts, click <span style="color:#cc6600;"><strong><span style="color:#999900;">comments</span> </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;">on the next line.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36079525-1670327353722874981?l=imaginenosuperstition.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Imagine NO Superstition!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04563665671589698567noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079525.post-49582910012356019652006-10-21T14:28:00.001-07:002006-10-21T14:28:46.576-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36079525-4958291001235601965?l=imaginenosuperstition.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Imagine NO Superstition!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04563665671589698567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36079525.post-6588885694769185212006-10-17T15:09:00.000-07:002006-11-06T16:50:12.178-07:00<a name="_Toc130996641"></a><a name="_Toc37735643"></a>What the author says about improving our justice system may raise some eyebrows. He writes:<br /><br />What if our justice system were so non-religious that Old Testament type of vengeful punishment of criminals were not necessary? What if judges judged reasonably instead of doing the biblical eye-for-an-eye bit for criminals? Our extremely sick justice system now insists that punishment must fit the crime. Reasoned consequences or responsible restitution is really what should fit the crime, not punishment <strong>as such</strong>. Taxpayers cough up over $30,000 per year per criminal in prison, violent or not; this exceeds the annual cost of education at most of our excellent universities. We can design and execute really effective probation programs for far less!<br /><br />To share your thoughts, click <span style="color:#999900;"><strong>comments</strong></span><span style="color:#000000;"> on the next line.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36079525-658888569476918521?l=imaginenosuperstition.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Imagine NO Superstition!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04563665671589698567noreply@blogger.com8