Tagged: Religion

May 4th, 2009

Gender Diversity Friend Trending

I love it when my friends trend on their own:

First up, Jillian speaks her mind.

Second, Hussein hits it out of the park. Aghem, and I quote:

I may sound like a man basher here, but this is the reality of my observations. I know a number of fantastic women who are well-educated and incredibly successful who intimidate the men they meet by virtue of their accomplishments. They did not sacrifice a personal life for the sake of their careers and they are incredibly warm, genuine people. Men just tremble when they realize what these women do, because they were never held to the same standard of success. Invariably, insecurity emerges and it’s the women’s fault that they are still single.

And per usual, I have something to add too…

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April 24th, 2009

“Why do you talk about God all the time?”

God is a metaphor for so many things—spirituality, religion, morality, ethics, life itself. Our research shows that everyone has a unique definition of God, and the more you contemplate this impossible-to-grasp concept, the more you’ll grow new dendrites in important areas of your brain.

Sometimes people ask me “Why do you talk about God all the time?” Well, yes, it’s my job to think about religion but also because “Thinking about God makes your brain bigger.” It’s the truth, according to Religion Dispatches.