Tonight is Christmas...

[sl_podcast]

I'm a Christian, this shouldn't be a huge shock to most of you, but if it is - well hopefully that'll save any future shocks later.

My faith is not the stereotypical one you see played out in media and misconceptions. I guess that's why I fell so in love with Joss Whedon, especially giving me a character like Shepherd Book. How an atheist can sum up

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[a2zmom]

As you probably know, I'm Jewish (I post about it often enough). I am always grateful when my friends post about their faith and beliefs so I thank you.

[sl_podcast]

Thank you! I love hearing about people's lives and faiths too. It's part of who we each are and I appreciate it when people can listen without bashing each other.

[ozma914]

In my mind, proof of the existance of God is in ice.

Yup, ice.

Ice is one of those very rare substances that expands when it solidifies -- in other words, ice floats on water. Almost all other solid substances sink when placed in a container of their liquid form. If ice sank, it would go to the bottom of the ocean and never melt again; and so, every winter, more and more ice would accumulate, until finally the entire world would freeze over and life would be impossible.

If not for this one, extremely rare fact of science -- ice floats -- life would be impossible. Ice expands, both when it freezes and when it converts to its gaseous state. How is it that the one thing all life needs to survive just happens to act differently than everything else?

I rest my case.