This is really an addendum to my last post. In the book I read, Casper the Atheist consistently repeats what has become the mantra of post-modern thought – being certain of anything outside that which is provable by the scientific method is arrogant, ignorant, and offensive. Here’s how he put it:

“Certainty is boring. Certainty is closed off. Certainty is against new information. Certainty is a kind of orthodoxy, really, and it was those kinds of ‘certainty’ moments – when I would hear a pastor or others in a church declare themselves absolutely certain of heaven, God’s existence, truth – that I would get a little riled. Because being absolutely certain about something you cannot prove is simply dogma, and dogmatism is the death of ideas, and I like ideas.”

Full disclosure – I really mean don’t “just” attend church. I think. This may be a long one…

First off, I am the world’s worst blogger. Promised a post Tuesday, getting to it late at night on Saturday. Lots of excuses – work, family stuff, an unexpected funeral to attend (are they ever really expected?). Blah blah blah. Of course, that would matter tremendously if anyone actually READ this thing. I think I can humbly ask the three of you I pay to check my spelling and grammar for your forgiveness and I’m in the clear.

The most signifigant delay this week was meeting up with a friend who is a pastor for coffee. During that conversation, he recommended a book called “Jim & Casper Go to Church“, which I promptly ordered from Amazon. I picked “slow boat from China” shipping since it was free and I’m cheap, but it came like the next day. And I started reading the first chapter. And then I realized I needed to finish the sucker before I wrote this next part. Three hours later (don’t be impressed – it’s not a big book and the words are mostly pretty small), I have completed it and HAVE to write RIGHT NOW!!