Problem #1: He didn’t become enlightened using the methods he teaches. Problem #2: He makes extreme, unproven claims. — There is a big problem with Eckhart Tolle, and it’s staring us all right in the face. But before you Tolle fans rip me a new one, let me just backtrack a bit. Eckhart Tolle has said some helpful things. The essence of his teachings is valid. If you are…

Proof, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that atheists like me are total morons — I recently wrote about how God cannot possibly exist. Since then, I’ve been informed by some of my readers that I was wrong. God does in fact exist, and here are some excellent reasons why that is definitely the case. #1: The Bible says so It’s right there in the first paragraph: “In the beginning…

After 15 years of trying different meditation techniques, it’s the best one I’ve found — Are you struggling with meditation? If so, you might be using the wrong technique. I’ve been meditating in some form for 15 years. I’ve tried many different techniques — breath awareness, counting my breaths, deep breathing, body awareness, visualizations, mantras, “do nothing” meditation and many variations and combinations in between.

If you think you are, did you choose to think that? — “You are not in control of your mind — because you, as a conscious agent, are only part of your mind, living at the mercy of other parts.” ― Sam Harris You may be under the impression that you consciously make decisions. But that’s not how the brain works. …

Frankie Boyle, Louis CK, Chris Morris, and the sitcom “Friends” — Okay, so apparently Jennifer Aniston says that there is a whole generation now who will be offended by Friends. Well, first of all, this isn’t newsworthy. There are all kinds of things happening in the world, and the mainstream news sites felt that this was something we all urgently needed…

So, I was browsing available writing jobs on Upwork and saw something that made me chuckle.

It’s time to dance like nobody’s watching — Great songs are great songs, no matter what instruments they are made with. Sometimes, a new version of a song can be just as good as the original. If it’s done in an ’80s style, even better because the ’80s was the best decade that ever decaded. If you disagree…

I left college in 1998 at age 20. In 2018, I turned 40 and realized it had been 20 years since I left college at age 20. It felt like the…

Trying to create short stories out of random nonsense — Jess Thom has Tourette’s syndrome, which causes her to shout random things. Some of those things are hilarious, which you can read about in 25 Hilariously Insane Things Randomly Shouted by Someone with Tourette’s Syndrome. Here, I have decided to take five random tics and see if I can create…