Pale Blue Zen    by Harold Zo
Price: Free! 1540 words. Language: English. Published by New Paradigm Press  on June 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Buddhism.
In rural Missouri, the night sky is a coal-black canopy pierced by millions of crisp, white stars. The Milky Way, many evenings, is a lush, creamy band dividing the sky. Staring up into the face of all that celestial enormity, "here" seems to barely exist. Where, if anywhere, do I, my people, my interests, my activities fit into such an immeasurably vast cosmos? That’s a great Zen question...

In The Beginning An Astronomer's Creation Story    by Elizabeth Anne McIntyre
Price: Free! 960 words. Language: English. Published on June 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Religion & Science.
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This is a short poetic rendering of the well known first chapter of Genesis as told from the eyes of a modern day astronomer.

Mind-Bending Esoterica    by Kelli Jae Baeli
Price: Free! 5920 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2012. Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Religion & Science.
Science is often wrongly interpreted as unable to respond to wild claims from believers. Complicated things require complicated explanations. Political Correctness has discouraged us, as a society, from speaking the truth, for fear it might damage someone's fragile sensibilities. But progress should never be impeded by a need to coddle adults who respond to the world as children.