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No, Virginia, There Is No God: The Naked Curmudgeon by Dan Culberson

Nov 20th

Posted by Channel 1 Networks in News

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Here’s what gets me.

Every December many newspapers resurrect an 1897 editorial from the old New York Sun in which Francis P. Church answered the famous question from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon.

Perhaps Virginia is grown up enough now to ask a larger, more serious question: “Please tell me the truth: Is there a God?”

Virginia, forgive us. When you were young, adults thought you needed to be protected from your fears, and we believed it would be better if you continued to believe in Santa Claus, when all reason and logic told you there was no jolly old elf.

Remember, we cannot prove a negative hypothesis. We cannot logically prove that something does not exist. So, just as we cannot prove that Santa Claus does not exist, we cannot prove that God does not exist. But just as Santa Claus is a myth created for the comfort and joy of little children to give them hope against a cold, dark Christmas night, perhaps God is another myth created for the comfort of little bands of people to give them courage against a cold, dark unknown world.

No, Virginia, all deductions and reason tell us there is no God. We have grown old and wise enough now that in our hearts we know we can no longer lay the world’s blames on someone else. We can recognize the heartbreak and tragedy that occur when something horrible or absurd results from someone acting in the name of God. Let’s face reality: Mankind created God in our own image to do our bidding, and surely the world has suffered enough from all the wars and atrocities that have occurred because people believed they alone knew the meaning of God.

Not believe in God? Yes, we do face the danger of losing a reason to be kind and do good without a belief in God. But we can rely on intelligence and common sense in order to be kind and do good, not some ancient commandment on a tablet handed down through a self-proclaimed intermediary. We are no longer frightened savages huddled in caves around a fire, we are no longer children afraid of growing up and needing the comfort of the belief in something larger than ourselves, smarter than ourselves, more grandiose than ourselves.

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” makes good sense, no matter who tells us to do it. “Do unto others exactly as they did unto you” is only a short-term correction of bad activity, and it can lead to less intelligent people killing themselves all off so that we are again left with a small band of frightened savages huddled in a cave around a fire, instead of a globe-filled, worldwide band of humanity loving and helping each other for our humanity, still staring at the stars in wonder.

If God does exist, why are there so many different religions and versions of God like so many Santa Clauses at every public mall? Would God be so vain, so human, to watch such widespread pain and suffering that occurs in the name of religion?

Why do some believe only they have the authority to speak for God? Be suspicious of anyone claiming to speak on behalf of God, because that means we are again being treated like children. But we are grown up now, and our parents are dead.

Yes, what about Heaven? Of course death is frightening. After the joy of life, the idea of absolute, spine-chilling, subzero nothing is frightening to us all. But a false hope of an afterlife is as perverse as the false hope of a jolly little man squeezing down our chimneys with good cheer and presents for us all.

And what about angels and that tunnel of light at death? Well, we know how powerful our own imaginations can be, we know how “real” our dreams can be. Perhaps our minds make us dream at the moment of death to help us through that last experience of all, and just as we sometimes dream about something we heard about, read about or actually experienced, our interrupted last dream could be as common as dreams of flying or being naked in a crowd.

No God! Yes, the idea is frightening. It means we are finally responsible for our own actions, our own destiny. But it also means we have that much more responsibility to be kind and to do good while we are here.

I rest my case.

The Big Bad Bank

Nov 19th

Posted by Channel 1 Networks in Best in Boulder Past

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The Big Bad Bank website contains all of the works of George Hunt. It includes videos and a book. He produces a new video each month on the world banking crisis beseeching us all. Mr. Hunt is here to inform everyone of the concept of The Big Bad Bank. It is ready for implementation whenever the directors feel the right time occurs, probably after all the world’s currency systems fail and there is chaos everywhere. It is presently called the World Conservation Bank but may open in the name of the United Nations or as a private Rothschild Bank The bank will replace all banks. There will be one big bank. It will issue the world currency, make loans and finance huge conservation programs. Its power will be great. It could bring any nation to its knees just by adjustments to credit and currency.

The Big Bad Bank by George W. HuntGeorge W. Hunt
716 Wade Road
Longmont, CO 80503
303-834-8004
Email : georgehunt@thebigbadbank.com

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Boulder police look for suspect in Hill assault

Nov 17th

Posted by Channel 1 Networks in City News

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Police search for suspect in assault of young woman

 

Police in Boulder are releasing this sketch of a suspect wanted in connection with an assault that reportedly took place in the 1100 block of College Avenue around 2:37 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13.

 

A young woman was walking with a male friend when an unknown male ran up to them, punched the female in the face and then knocked her to the ground. The suspect punched the woman in the face several times while she may have been unconscious. The suspect was seen yelling at people along 10th Street before the incident..

 

The woman was taken to the hospital to be treated for her injuries.   She was treated and released.

 

Police searched the area for the suspect, but were not able to locate him. A composite sketch is attached. He is described as:

 

  • White male
  • 22 to 23 years old
  • 6’1” tall
  • 180 pounds
  • Brown hair
  • Last seen wearing an unbuttoned flannel shirt with jeans, with a black shirt underneath

 

The case number for this incident is 11-14880.

Police are asking the public for assistance in identifying the suspect.  Suspect information can be provided to Detective Kurt Foster at 303-441-4329.  Those who have information but who wish to remain anonymous may contact the Northern Colorado Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-444-3776. Tips can also be submitted through the Crime Stoppers website at www.crimeshurt.com. Those submitting tips through Crime Stoppers that lead to the arrest of charges on a suspect(s) may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 from Crime Stoppers

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