Technically still meeting my goal of writing every day — very technically though!

I’m a scientist through and through, fiercely reliant on facts rather than faith. I tend towards being genuinely against organised religion — in short because I believe it’s too prone to corruption and dogmatism. But that’s a topic for another day.

Personal spiritual belief, without all the trappings of the ‘modern religion’ and its prophets, is another matter entirely. While lack of empirical evidence and my refusal to just ‘have faith’ mean I don’t hold belief in a recognisable manner… I’m not entirely without.. Belief.

As you may know, I’m an avid fan of the Norse mythos. I wear a Mjolnir pendant near enough 24/7, and that, is the subject of this rambling and somewhat controversial blogthang.

I wouldn’t call it true belief in the Norse pantheon. But I have a little ritual involving my pendant for when I want luck. It seems to work.

But maybe that’s not the work of the hammer. Maybe it’s a placebo effect — if you believe you’re lucky you will be. That sounds far too optimistic for my usual liking, but I’ll let it slide. Suppose it’s counterbalanced by the hardline stance against organised religion!

Phew, that was a long train of thought turned rant/thinkpiece. Hopefully there’s something interesting in there somewhere. Normally abnormal service will be resumed tommorow!

Thought for the day: A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything — Neitzche