Untimely meditations
One man's thoughts, observations and rants
Welcome to the personal blog of Joop Beris. I blog about a wide variety of topics, ranging from atheism to information security and lots in between. I welcome feedback on my articles but there are some guidelines. Feel free to share articles you like by using the sharing buttons but please give me credit if you want to share something. Also, check out my privacy policy and other legalese.
Please note that the things I write here do not represent the views of anyone else but me. I do not represent an organization or a business and I have nothing to sell. My views do not necessarily coincide with or represent those of my employer. Just throwing that in there for legal reasons.
Below you’ll find the most recent things I’ve written. Feel free to check them out, leave a comment and share them with others who might be interested.
Latest posts
-
Astronomers May Have Witnessed A Star Giving Birth To A Black Hole
Astronomers May Have Witnessed A Star Giving Birth To A Black Hole | @curiositydotcom
-
What is the best argument for the existence of God?
I found an article with that very title on the site of Answers in Genesis. I had hopes that this might be an article with some substance but as I’ll explain here, it wasn’t. The article was written by Dr. Jason Lisle, an astrophysicist and Christian. There is also a page dedicated to him on…
-
Jesus Never Existed Says New Report That Finds No Mention Of Christ In 126 Historical Texts
Jesus Never Existed Says New Report That Finds No Mention Of Christ In 126 Historical Texts — Read on www.inquisitr.com/1504964/jesus-never-existed/
-
OnePlus 5T review
This is my OnePlus 5T review. I am not going to talk about phone specs, I am not going to wax lyrical over the amount of pixels on the screen and I am not going to bore you with battery life statistics. Instead, this is just my impression of life with the OnePlus 5T.
-
If you can’t solve a problem
“If you can’t solve a problem, it’s because you’re playing by the rules.” ― Paul Arden, It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be
-
The meaning of life
It’s been a while since I posted so I thought I might try to deal with one of the bigger questions to ask: what is the meaning of life? Religious people often remark that without belief in God, atheists can’t possibly have meaning in their lives. To put the argument simply, it goes like this:…
Recent comments
I have a question. I believe life is valuable because you have a soul and are a unique person, precious.…
I used to believe in god until my life went downhill. Your reasons are actually good.
Joop, Hope you are well. It is amazing to me the gullibility of people. How can educated people believe in…
Those analogies don’t hold up, I’m afraid. Like marriage or choosing to have children. Or moving to someplace new because…
“What can be asserted without evidence may be dismissed without evidence.”
Christopher Hitchens
Author and journalist
You seem to have multiple questions but let’s take them one at a time, shall we? I believe life is…