For those of you who read my "On God and Spirituality," you've been expecting this. For those of you who didn't, welcome and I hope you enjoy. I ended my previous dissertation on God and spirituality with a footnote declaring myself rather low on the spiritual scale. Usually, I think, that is looked at as a disturbing revelation, and indeed it has an unmistakably ominous connotation in my mind as I write this. I think this is so because our spirit is such a vital part of us, we feel that ...

So I'm starting a new project, and it has forced me to think about the nature of the self. What is the self? Is it body, mind, or soul? Is it a combination of the three? Or maybe just two of the three. I would love to hear any thoughts.

So, me being god may come as a shock to some of you. Believe me, no one was more shocked than I. However, after several hours of thought, I am completely convinced and absolutely assured of the fact that I am, in my utterly mediocre and completely insecure glory, god. So what brings me to this conclusion? Just a lot of thinking that I have done over the past week about the nature of morality, and how so many people seem to think that it is dictated by divine providence. Why is killing wro...