ATHEISM

I am an ATHEIST.
I have been an Atheist for 60 years by now.

Very often I get approached by so called 'religious people' asking me:
'Why don't you believe in God?'

I don't, but it's the least of the problems here.  This is entirely a WRONG question.

Atheist (like myself) — rejects belief as a valid epistemic tool; relies only on evidence, reasoning, and falsifiability.

Non-theist — doesn’t believe in gods but still uses “belief” as a mental category.

Agnostic — suspends judgment but still accepts belief as a concept.

Theist — uses belief and applies it to gods.

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If someone considers “belief” a legitimate way to hold positions, they’re not an atheist in the strict rationalist sense. They’re a non-theist who still uses theistic cognitive tools.

(Epistemic - relating to knowledge, understanding, or the conditions under which the process of knowing occurs)

Very often I consider myself more than an Atheist - Antitheist to be exact (but it's a subject of different discussion).

I have crossed the Country...

I have crossed the Country on the motorcycle (solo trips): 
Length-wise (Coast to Coast and Back 2023) and 
Width-wise (North-South and Back 2026).
...and crossed 26 states on these trips alone:
NY, PA, MD, NC, DE, SC, GA, FL, TN, KY, WV, VA, NJ, OH, IN, MO, IL, KS, CO, NM, AZ, CA, NV, UT, NE, IA.  
Since I also rode through the CN it makes 27 States crossed on the motorcycle.
We will see what is going to be my final score...

'Big, Awkward Cat' - this is how cats see their human...

 I have just read somewhere that there is a theory explaining the human-cat relationship which says, that unlike dogs, cats have never considered their humans 'masters'. 

Humans for the cats are just 'BIGGER, AWKWARD CATS'.  Of course they provide food and shelter and make a safe environment - what is expected from bigger, stronger cats.  Cats rum around the legs of their human, 

mark them with pheromones... as they do with other cats.  They cuddle together and 'hide' in the shelter of their human body, as they would do with other cats.  

If they are annoyed of their human, they scratch and bite, as they would do with other cats.

That actually explains what other theories leave un-answered and un-explained...

I AM PROUD TO HAVE BEEN A 'BIG, AWKWARD CAT' FOR MY CASSI, FOR 17 YEARS...

I will never forget...

ARMORY Park Avenue never disappoints...

 ARMORY Park Avenue never disappoints...

Great venue for un-orthodox expositions and installations.
Last Sunday (June 15, 2025) we went to see the exhibition named 

DIANE ARBUS: CONSTELLATION

Everything has been written already about the artist, her life, her images...
It would be an exercise in futility to add to it. 

I am not going to produce any seditious statements, neither...

But, I found a very interesting element of the installation itself.  The steel structures holding the images cast very intriguing shadows on the floor.  In addition to it I found even more intriguing and mysterious 'tire marks' on the wooden floor.  Were they intentional...? Or not...

Here we go:

ONE LINER 025: Wars...

Something, we (all humans) should learn from The Native Americans.

Native Americans fought wars... a lot of them.  

They were fighting for the territories.  
They were fighting for spoils. 
They were fighting against aggression.  
They were fighting aggressive wars.  
They were fighting against other tribes...

But, they never, ever, tried to hide their 'reason' for the war behind 'THE WORD OF GOD'.

Let it sink in...

13 hours...

It just dawned on me:

When you tell time on a 12 hour clock, you do not use the 0-12 range of hours but 1-13...

Sounds funny and far fetched...

No matter if it's 12:13 AM, or 12:13 PM, you use a thirteenth hour.  

Just think about it.

 

WTF - this flag baffled me..

I NEED HELP TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING!

A couple of weeks ago I rode to Northport, Long Island. There is a nice harbor in this small North Shore village.

And this is what I saw: (have a close look at the picture).
I saw 'trumpist' flags, but this one baffled me - "re elect' Trump - but what is the last digit of the year? It doesn't look like '4'... This photo was shot in October 2024.
If this is '0', an old, battered flag - from the previous election?
Am I missing something - or some people live in a parallel universe?

Am I missing something - or some people live in a parallel universe?