Franklin Ayers's Page

I am trying to get folks to collect my artwork at:
http://franklinlee.artistswanted.org/atts2012
It is a series that talks about the evil of religion. Please drop by and register and click on "collect" to vote for me so my art will be seen on Sony screens in Times Square. Thanks!

Please consider this. Holy books are garbage that do nothing but harm. Why not round up as many as you can on Earth day and take them to a recycling facility near you? That way you could take something that has cause immeasurable harm, and turn it into something actually useful! Just an idea!

This was originally written in response to a dialog I was having with a fellow blogger on a political site. I have fashioned my self as the resident anti-theist and we were discussing the religious origins of traditions. I think that tradition often falls into the trap of dogma but if we are careful, we can fashion new traditions to promote discovery and learning.



I actually see the beauty and meaning in many of the traditions of many religions. They were developed as ways to deal… Continue

In most parts of our lives we would not seek out and employ delusional people to do tasks for us. If we were told that our doctors believed that magic mushroom people were able to heal us and that this belief was intrinsic to their world view, I think most of us would seek a new doctor. If we were told that the person educating our children would go into a closet and talk to the magical bunny of education for guidance and… Continue