General Essays

Welcome to my essays page, this page is intended to list the essays and other articles that I’ve written so far.  I will slowly add things to this page as time, and inspiration, permits me to do so.  Each essay is open to comments, you can find the comments option on the bottom of each page.

Free Software and The Watercourse (2nd March 2005)

An essay intended to draw comparisons between the Free Software movement and Taoist philosophy

Why I oppose Capital Punishment (25th February 2008)

An essay inspired by Peter Clothier over at the Buddha Diaries and the book “Freakonomics”, which serves as a source of references.

My Position on Dogmatic Religion (20th July 2008)

I decided to look into my view on dogmatic religion a little more, as Christianity is the home team (so to speak), I use them for the examples.

Cafeteria Religion (25th August 2009)

This was written during a period when I felt drawn to Anglicanism again.  I revisited the faith, and based on what I read and found out, I decided to write a few of my views down.  This is based on my attempts to honestly make sense of conflicting doctrines.

At this point I decided to try a new approach, writing my essays in parts as blog posts and then collating those posts on this page for easier reference.

The Religion of Society (25th Jul 2010 – 15th Aug 2010)

This is an essay based on a much shorter post in which I ponder a little on the parallels between a society and a religion.

The Religion of Society Part 1 – Society as a Religion.

The Religion of Society Part 2 – The Tenets of the “Faith”.

The Religion of Society Part 3 – The Priesthood.

The Religion of Society Part 4 – Finale.

Secular Buddhism (Ongoing)

This is a collection of my posts relating to the secular side of Buddhism.

Secular Buddhism

How is Buddhism Originally Secular?

Buddhism in the West

Why is Secular Buddhism Important? – Part 1

Why is Secular Buddhism Important? – Part 2