Tom Imerito

Historical Fiction Where Science Meets Spirit

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Skeptic’s Apology (part 2 of 3)

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GOD AND CLOCKS

by Tom Imerito

Despite early evidence of my innate skepticism, between the ages of three and eighteen I acceded to my mother’s steady insistence that I attend Catechism lessons and go to Mass every Sunday, under threat of spending eternity in Hell for doing otherwise. The punishment struck me as being only a tad more just than eternal damnation for eating meat on Friday. [Read more…] about Skeptic’s Apology (part 2 of 3)

Skeptic’s Apology (part 1 of 3)

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HUNGRY FOR FAITH

by Tom Imerito

I write about humankind’s enduring quest for religious faith because my own, admittedly half-hearted effort has failed. It’s not that I don’t want faith. I hunger for it. As a child, I tasted of it. But I seem not to have gotten a full helping.

My mom tried her mightiest to instill faith in me. But despite what seemed to be an inordinate amount of urging for either me to find faith, or faith to find me, faith and I did our best to elude each other. [Read more…] about Skeptic’s Apology (part 1 of 3)

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