Our world is utterly saturated with fear. We fear being attacked by religious extremists, both foreign and domestic. We fear the loss of political rights, a loss of privacy, or a loss of freedom. We fear being injured, robbed or… — 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 Image
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 Image
The gods, if they exist, are just the people who happen to live on the other side. — Brendan Myers Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
The point of a philosophical spirit is to rely primarily upon one's own thinking. — Brendan Myers Copy Share Image
