Author Archives: Valerie Tarico

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About Valerie Tarico

Seattle psychologist and writer. Author - Trusting Doubt; Deas and Other Imaginings.

Ten Proofs That There is No God.

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Philosophers and theologians have been quarreling for centuries over a handful of abstract arguments –ontological, cosmological, teleological, experiential . . .– that some insist either prove or disprove the existence of God. Obviously, they don’t prove either, or the argument would … Continue reading

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Is Prayer Selfish?

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Fall is prayer season. Some folks think of it as football season, and indeed, images of football players circled with heads bowed or pointing to the big guy in the sky are almost as familiar lately as birds flying south. … Continue reading

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My Abortion Was Different: Why Women Shame and Blame Each Other

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We’ve all heard stories, apocryphal or not, of women who picket family planning clinics and then cross the line when they find themselves with a problem pregnancy. One doctor tells of a patient in stirrups saying, “I don’t belong here, … Continue reading

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Does Mitt Romney Think He’s a Jew?

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While in Jerusalem Mitt Romney made an appearance at the Wailing Wall in a Yarmulka. Was he just trying to pay tribute to Orthodox tradition or does he think he’s a Jew? Perhaps both. Conservative Christianity teaches “supersessionism,” the idea … Continue reading

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Mandrakes and Dove Blood: Biblical Health Care Anyone?

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With an inerrant Bible and church leaders who channel the Almighty, conservative Christians are convinced that they know what God wants. Just what does God want (other than for modern contraceptives and abortion to be inaccessible to women?) Throughout the … Continue reading

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