- Name: Gary
- Surname: Murning
- About Me: A writer from the north-east of England, I'm eclectic by nature -- with an attention span that demands variety and high degrees of interest. I like to be challenged and engaged, and would rather be thinking than reading, watching or listening. It's fun. More people should try it ;-)
My interests, writing aside, include literature, current affairs, music, the arts in general, skeptical enquiry -- and anything that challenges (possibly flawed) widely accepted beliefs. I am not religious. Although I find much that is useful in the Pagan/Magickal traditions (there is a symbolic richness that I like... certain frameworks of thought that can be helpful), I consider myself a dyed-in-the-wool atheist. Without wishing to offend, the idea of a literal "god" or "goddess" is, to say the least, unconvincing to me.
My... we are getting serious, arent we? Not at all like me, actually. In spite of the above, I am, on the whole, inclined towards laughter. Humour is a great leveller, and, I find, vital in this peculiar world of ours. I can laugh at my own failings (and too often do).
Favourite quotes: "Well, the telling of jokes is an art of its own, and it always rises from some emotional threat. The best jokes are dangerous, and dangerous because they are in some way truthful." -- Kurt Vonnegut.
"I have recently been examining all the known superstitions of the world, and do not find in our particular superstition (Christianity) one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology." -- Thomas Jefferson.
"Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions." -- Thomas Jefferson.
"Don't depend on God or Father Christmas to give you anything. You'll only be disappointed. (Paraphrase.) -- George Hagan (my great-grandfather.)
Website: Gary William Murning Online
Blog: http://garymurning.wordpress.com/
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