For those who struggle with anti-pagan prejudices and stereotypes, Humanist Paganism might be a powerful educational tool. It can show that a pagan can be a sophisticated, cosmopolitan, and enlightened person, and that a pagan culture can be artistically vibrant,… — Brendan Myers Copy Share Image
Call it a case of observer bias on my part, but Humanist Paganism seems to be an emerging option for those who want to be part of the Pagan community, but who want to be a little more intellectual about… — Brendan Myers Copy Share Image
We immerse ourselves in escapist mass entertainment, such as 'reality T.V.' programs. We support fanatical politicians and preachers. Our politicians, in turn, support dictators… — Brendan Myers Copy Share
Homer, Hesiod, Pythagoras, Plato, and Cicero, just to name a few, all lived in pagan societies. Some of the greatest political and military leaders… — Brendan Myers Copy Share
The gods, if they exist, are just the people who happen to live on the other side. — Brendan Myers Copy Share
For those who struggle with anti-pagan prejudices and stereotypes, Humanist Paganism might be a powerful educational tool. It can show that a pagan can… — Brendan Myers Copy Share
“If one believes that God is up there in heaven, separate from the world, and is preparing a reward for you in the next… — Brendan Myers Copy Share
I've invented several games for use as teaching tools in my classroom: one of them, a game called 'Iron Age: Council of the Clans,'… — Brendan Myers Copy Share
The philosophical spirit is not satisfied to simply accept what it is told, no matter how much prestige the teller seems to have. This… — Brendan Myers Copy Share
It's clear to me that anyone, anywhere, can experience loneliness, isolation, solitude, and estrangement; and most people probably do encounter these things at some… — Brendan Myers Copy Share
People in minority religious communities, like Paganism, often feel isolated and even marginalized by others because of the lifestyle differences associated with their spiritual… — Brendan Myers Copy Share
There is nothing natural, inevitable, or necessary about the labyrinth of fear. We can liberate ourselves. There are better ways to live. Someone has… — Brendan Myers Copy Share
If loneliness is part of our essence, that is, our essential nature, that is only because of the way, in practical terms, we actually… — Brendan Myers Copy Share
The point of a philosophical spirit is to rely primarily upon one's own thinking. — Brendan Myers Copy Share
The birthplace of 'Western' civilization is generally agreed to be Greece, and its birth date is generally agreed to be some time during the… — Brendan Myers Copy Share
My first Kickstarter project created a book called 'Clear and Present Thinking', a college-level textbook on logic and critical reasoning, which was made available… — Brendan Myers Copy Share
