superstition

Open Thread for June 13, Happy Lucky 13.

Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 06/13/2016 - 7:00am

June 13 is the 164th day of the year, there are 201 days left in 2016

13 is a prime number, it is the 6th prime

13 is also a prime if the digits are reversed (31).

13 is a fibonacci number (0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13).

13 is the hypotenuse of a right traingle with sides of 5 & 12. 5, 12 & 13 can be used to test for right angles, like 3,4 & 5 can

Faith - it's corrosive influence on our planet and our politics

Submitted by PastorAgnostic on Sat, 05/07/2016 - 12:10pm

This will be a several part essay, which will hope to explain just how we got ourselves into the mess we now face.

Faith. Everyone seems to recognize it, but what is it really? What is truly meant by the word Faith? And what role has it played in politics, especially in the race for the presidency.