comfort

I was watching the news down here in Monterrey, Mexico; where if you hadn't been on a cave for last couple of years you should know there's an epidemic of violence. Turns out that not only druglords are killing people as if an exterminator company, but also a$$$-h0l3s make the daily macho kill...

Several times during the extensive coverage of the Minneapolis bridge collapse it was mentioned that the Red Cross had set up a place for families who were waiting to hear about their loved ones. Many churches sent over chaplains to offer comfort to those who wanted it, even the Scientologists...

We often hear, as an attack on both, the issue of 'comfort' being discussed in regards to atheism and theism. There are many variations, but most of the strawmans I hear go something like this: Atheist strawman: a theist likes the comfort of knowing that he'll live forever Theist strawman: an...

I just read this week's commentary. One of the emails from a Sylvia fan struck me. I don' think that Randi should necessarily respond to these folks, but, just in case the subject comes up again. I would like to go on the record as saying that he has certainly brought me peace and comfort. I am...

I am a sceptic, but find myself torn by the notion that some bereaved people clearly find comfort in the nonsense spouted by mediums. Who are we - sceptics - to deny a bereaved parent, say, the comfort of believing that their dead child is "no longer suffering". When railing agaist frauds...