In the Beginning...

21st of December 2013.

Welcome to 'The Rational Human'. It may seem like a strange time of year to begin writing articles but there is a REASON that today is the beginning. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the 21st of December 2013 is Winter Solstice. The time of year when daylight is at its shortest. From this point on, the days will start to become longer, a consequence of the sun appearing higher overhead in the sky. It is literally 'the coming of the light'. This is why our ancestors held this time of year as an important marker in their calendar. They had made it to the darkest point in the
season and could look forward to increased daylight from now on. It would have meant a new start, a new growing season and the prospect of new food.

This has been hijacked, bastardised and used by politically religious power-mongers to spread their dogma. It has become a cultural vacuum, an overly commercialised spending spree that has no basis in anything real or RATIONAL. We need to address this and THINK about what it is we are celebrating at this time of year. It would take a momentous shift in the paradigm of our society for it to become something meaningful but I hope that one day we can see things more clearly. These articles are going to be a collection of truths, a calling to sensible, rational human beings to give consideration to their actions and use science, evidence, and logical thought to bring about a change. To overcome myths, bogus traditions and lies. To feel happy about something real. Welcome to the beginning.