by KimBoo York | Oct 8, 2012 | Atheism, Mourning, Recommendations
Many atheists are familiar with the popular podcast The Thinking Atheist, which is an excellently produced show that covers a myriad of topics every week. Seth Andrews, the man behind the curtain, was a devout Christian for the first part of his life and worked in...
by KimBoo York | Oct 6, 2012 | Mourning
Author David G. Hallman recently discussed a book he was given to review, Tear Soup – A Recipe for Healing After Loss. I don’t know the book but I understood his reservations about reviewing it at first, as it struck him as a children’s book. He read it...
by KimBoo York | Sep 30, 2012 | Podcast
So, long overdue, here is the next installment of my reading of Grieving Futures. This episode is called “Circumstances” as it establishes my history, the circumstances of my parents’ deaths in 1994 and 1996. As always, thanks for listening and...
by KimBoo York | Sep 25, 2012 | Mourning
One of the worst platitudes is “everything happens for a reason.” The implication is that there is some grand plan out there, usually designed by some grand omnipotent being, that justifies why every horrible event happens. As an atheist, I have always found this idea...
by KimBoo York | Sep 17, 2012 | Mourning
I get very frustrated arguing with religious people because they seem to believe, genuinely believe, that atheists and other skeptics are emotionally cored. Standing there as a mourner an adult orphan, I have to wonder what world they live in. We feel. We are human...
