All Hail The Baby Blue Dinosaur

There are no atheists in foxholes.

Proof that even doubters believe deep down.
That 'truth' comes out in extreme circumstance.

If I had been taught as a child, as sacred truth, that a baby blue dinosaur existed and was an omnipotent protector god, and this was affirmed in ancient text and drilled into my brain in weekly religious rituals all children were forced to attend, then raised in a society where openly denying the existence of the baby blue dinosaur god subjected one to ridicule and open hostility, then I for sure would be praying away to Dino if facing violent death. ANYTHING to get me through.

Proof that the baby blue dinosaur god exists?
More like proof of the harm adults can do to children's minds and the power of socialization. 

Congressional Cowards

Donald Trump endangers our children, endangers the worlds children.
Congress, republicans and democrats allow him to do so.
Congress has failed us and has put the lives of billions at real risk for their selfish agendas and political cowardness. 

SETI's Quiet Skies

The universe is immense.
The nearest star is 4 light years away - 8 years for an answer to hello at the speed of light.
Tens of thousands of years of travel to.
And that our nearest neighbor.

There are 200 billion stars in our galaxy some 100,000 light years across - the distance light, traveling at 186,000 miles/second, travels in 100,000 years.

There are at least 1200 billion galaxies in our universe, millions, even billions of light years away.
The speed of light then too slow for meaningful interstellar communication or travel.

But the speed of light is as fast as anything can travel. Are we then to be imprisoned by time and distance to just this tiny speck of a solar system while nearly everything there is remains forever out of our reach?

No

Then, what?

We will find a way. Intelligence always finds a way.

And when we do prepare to meet the intelligent universe. 

Beyond God is Courage Truth Humility and Awe

The evolution of traditional religion goes
Animism
Polytheism
Monothesism
Atheism

Making progress we are now only one god away from closing the magic show for good and growing the hell up. 

One Last Favor From God

Intelligence probably has no bounds
Someday we shall create an intelligence
billions of times smarter than Einstein
Providing we don't destroy ourselves first

Super general intelligence
god, in a box

All we need do then is ask it for one small favor
The teeniest, tiniest, wee bit of a favor
Make us at least as smart so we may keep up

Asking god to make us gods
Good luck with that

What I Need

A tropical hammock
Gentle surf
Cool breezes
A million stars
White linen
And peace..