All Hail, Kali!

Several people have, over the years, asked me why I identify myself as a Free-Thinker rather than an Atheist.  The answer is simple.  An Atheist is someone who refuses to believe in God, no matter what.  A hard-core Atheist would refuse to believe in God, even if The Almighty appeared before him, attired in all His glory, holding a pitcher of water and a glass of wine.  

A Free-Thinker, on the other hand, would believe in God, if God appeared before him, or even if He simply offered some reasonable proof of His Infinite, Divine Existence.  Of course, a real Free-Thinker could just as happily believe in the truth of Krishna if Krishna suddenly appeared, awash in day-glow colors and bathed in illuminescent Wisdom. 

And that's not all.  A Free-thinker is not prejudiced against the idea of deity, per se.  Rather, the Free-thinker simply asks for some reasonable demonstration of the divinity's existence, rather than mere hearsay evidence.  I am willing to believe in any deity that chooses to demonstrate His, or Her, existence — be it Odin, Athena, or even Kali.   

Free-Thinkers are open-minded, sometimes to a fault.  And if, on some future occasion, the Goddess Kali decides to appear in my presence and She is adorned in human skulls and drinking blood from a cup, I would be quick to accept this as sufficient proof of Her existence, while quickly edging my way backwards and looking for the nearest Exit, stage left.