Founder’s Day Address, 2009
Oct 26th, 2009 |
Skepticism as Religion: Kurt Vonnegut and the Meaning of Life
In our governing principles, Eduard Schroeter wrote, “the foundation of this congregation is reason.” This is a frightening thing to say, it is. Reason identifies our very human capacity to embrace reality, all of it. As I wrote this, my dog, Ananda, was snoring by our warm woodstove. For Ananda, a soft couch – I always wonder if she will chemically bond with the sofa – and a warm woodstove, that’s reality. But my reason ensures that I’m quite aware of a much bigger picture. And it’s a bigger picture revealing pain and suffering and loss, not just domestic bliss.
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