The Freethinker's Pantheon

My husband and I were BSing in the car when I mentioned in passing that I'd be praying if I was on the back of a sports motorcycle that was going about 60mph, like the girl we'd just passed. My husband, also an atheist, grinned and asked who I'd be praying to.

Without missing a beat, I said "I'd be praying to our great Lord and Savior, Sagan. All hail his name."

Within seconds we'd put together an atheist pantheon, and I was so amused by the idea that I thought I'd share.

All hail the great and mighty Sagan.

All hail and worship the Son of Sagan, Neil Degrasse Tyson.

The saints of this pantheon would be Saint Dawkins, Saint Dennet, Saint Myers and Saint Harris for the multiple miracles performed in the name of skepticism and science. 

The two apologists for this particular religion (if you can call it such!) would be Hitch and Ophelia Benson.

We giggled all the way home on this. Pure gold.

Whew!

I finished the last of my applications today.

I discovered that the most difficult aspect of these applications was selling myself. I felt like I was bullshitting everything, but my friends told me to not undersell myself, and to not exaggerate but speak plainly that I would be a credit to any university that accepts me.

I tried to do this in a way that hopefully did not seem like ton of crap. Selling but not overselling myself was a tough order.

I am really glad that I finished everything.

I have a ton of homework to complete before I return to school on Monday, but in the meantime I think I will knit a bit more and watch this excellent video from TED.