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
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New Hartford World of Life church members arrested after teen dies – CNN.com
Six members of the Word of Life Christian Church in New Hartford, New York, face charges after a teen died from blunt force trauma injuries, police say. Source: New Hartford World of Life church members arrested after teen dies – CNN.com If you don’t confess your ‘sins’ in the World of Life Church, apparently they…
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Are there moral absolutes?
On September 10, I posted my answers to Matt Slick’s “Questions for Atheists“. One of those questions was “Are there moral absolutes?” to which I staunchly replied ‘no’. As I was browsing WordPress blogs, I came across a series of posts from fellow atheist blogger Sarah (who is also Good Enough Mum) in which she…
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Smartphone Battery Myths, Explained
When I named this blog “Random musings, rambling opinions”, I was serious. So I bring you all kinds of interesting (hopefully) posts, ranging from how to secure your computer, to things about atheism, dinosaurs and now smartphone battery myths. Hope this helps someone! Over just a few years, the batteries in our smartphones have changed…
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Fall
I like the fall, when the leaves turn from green to beautiful yellows, reds and light browns. Warm afternoons but chilly mornings. Gathering acorns and chestnuts. And course, fall is also the time of spiders. Morning dew makes their webs clearly visible. During a walk yesterday, I snapped this beautiful spider which I believe to…
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Scientific Evidence for the Existence of God
I stumbled upon an article today with the title “Scientific Evidence for the Existence of God” written by Peter Guirguis. I was immediately interested because when apologists claim to have scientific evidence for the existence of God, I can play one of my favourite games. It’s called: “Spot the fallacy”. Want to play?
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April Fools’
When I woke up this morning and checked my Twitter feed, I could scarcely believe my eyes. I had to rub them to make sure I wasn’t still dreaming. It seems that April Fools’ comes twice this year.
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…