Early Brainstorming

Several of my posts as of late have strayed away from commentary on today's political headlines (Scooter Libbey's trial, campaign '08, the war), as well as my stated upcoming editorials. I apologize for this and promise my readers that I shall return to intense political commentary in the coming weeks. Due to various factors, I have been compelled to publish several personal statements and journal entries within the last two weeks. While this will certainly not be the last of such entries, it should mark the final one for some time, as I anticipate being very busy from now until the end of the academic quarter.     That having been said, I have begun to brainstorm and collect ideas for the first book I intend to write, which may be as far as 5-10 years away from completion. Nevertheless, I thought that I might present my very earliest of chapter title ideas in order to gain some sort of feedback on how they might be organized and/or other ideas that I need to speak to.     The book will be titled Finding Comfort in Atheism, or something similar. When and if it is published, it will act as a guide to those who may feel the truth inside, but are uncertain, nervous, or downright afraid of what may happen when they free themselves of faith and doctrine. Instead of acting as an attack on religion, ala The God Delusion, my book will serve to comfort and aid those in their journey for peace without religion, without belief and will start outright from the understanding that there is no God. And since there is no God - how do we go on? My chapters thus far are as such: Intro/Foreword/Declaration Eastern vs Western Thought Universal Equality and the Tao Non-Existence Science and the Natural World Storybook Mythology Keeping a Worldly Perspective Freedom From Attachment Understanding the Mystical Experience Meditation and the Mind Love and Beauty Logic, Reason, and Understanding Humanity's Progression Words as Abstract Concepts Life as Constant Change Origins of the Universe and the Cause of Existence No-Self: The Loss of Ego The Security of Group Mentalities, Concrete Rules, and Imaginary Friends The Truth     Please keep in mind that these are not in any particular order as of yet. They are simply sectional divides from which I shall begin writing sometime in the near future. Any thoughts (constructive) will be appreciated and responded to. Your ideas may already be covered in one or some of the sections above, without being implicitly stated. So speak up if there is an aspect you think I may have missed, because I am sure I have.