My mother, Lorette Alice Cormier Rafferty, died on this date in 1986. She died after a long, horrible period with Alzheimer's disease. Before her illness, I was as a devout Catholic as you could imagine. However, as my mother gradually lost her "Me/I" I began to wonder where is she? She was gradually going away from us. When she finally died, I changed my thought process to "Where IS she, if anyplace?" That day was the beginning of a several-year process of education (thank you, internet!) to finally understand reality through science and today I am a happy atheist who makes my own meaning in life.
Human knowledge has progressed exponentially since the dawn of modern science. It is no longer reasonable to accept claims without sufficient objective evidence. The harm from religion, alternatives to medicine, conservatism, and all other false beliefs will be exposed on this blog by reporting the findings of science. This blog will also reinforce what should be the basics of education: History, Civics, Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, and Critical/Science Based Thinking.
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