The Way I See It… (Free Will)

At the suggestion of a regular reader of this series, who I shan’t name as I haven’t sought permission to do so, I offer my thoughts and feelings on the subject of free will. This is the first request of sorts that I’ve taken and should serve as proof to readers that I do and …

The Way I See It… (The ‘Status Quo’)

Find all additions to this series by clicking here! Before I begin, I’d like to include the disclaimer that this is not an article about the rock band of the same name. So, now we’ve deduced that I shan’t be offering my views on such songs as ‘Come on You Reds’ and ‘Whatever You Want’, …

The Way I See It… (The Ethereal & Omnipresent)

Find all additions to this series by clicking here! For those of you who aren’t aware of this fact then you either aren’t paying attention to my writing or you’re extremely slow on the uptake: I am atheist. I am 100% atheist at that. In no way am I religious or even agnostic. I don’t …

The Way I See It… (Good & Evil)

Find all additions to this series by clicking here! For this article it would be pretty much impossible not to touch upon religion given as ‘evil’ is a construct more or less rooted in it. As an atheist, I always approach the subject a little tentatively. Not because I fear offending the religious; that doesn’t …

The Way I See It… (Hate)

Find all additions to this series by clicking here! This is a term heard often, more so even than love, which is itself overused. It’s a word that rolls off the tongue with seemingly little thought or care of the potential power in it. If Dumbledore was right in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows …

The Way I See It… (Monogamy)

Find all additions to this series by clicking here! I approach this topic with a hint of caution as many people I know and am very close to are married or in committed relationships. That said, all I can and will do throughout this series is offer my honest opinion and hope that people can …

The Way I See It… (Love)

Find all additions to this series by clicking here! Love is something we all have an opinion on in one way or another. The opinion is most always swayed by experiences in love and you’ll always hear a different definition from person to person. Objectively, what is love? To me, it’s an overwhelming mental and …

The Way I See It… (Beauty)

Find all additions to this series by clicking here!   In my never-ending quest to make sense of a nonsensical world, this is the first post in what will be a series where I try to make logical and emotional sense of things that are viewed in myriad ways throughout the world. The topic of …