The Blog Is Dead

10May07

Ten days and not a single post. The truth is, I haven’t had anything related to this blog to write about. Or, really, I could’ve written about lots of things, but they’ve been written about so many times before.

Therefore, I’m leaving this blog for an indefinite time. Perhaps I’ll come back one day. Others did, after all. Five months isn’t really an old age, as far as blogs go, but when one has no more to write, writing just to keep writing is not much of an option if you want to keep some intellectual integrity. The blog is dead. At least, the blog is in a coma. Perhaps I’ll come back someday and pull out the life sustaining machine. Perhaps I’ll return and ressurect the blog.

As of now, this blog has had 6775 views. The best day in its history, it received 618 views, when my post Starting Your Own Religion: a Practical Guide got some points on reddit. There have been 56 posts, with a total of 417 comments (more than I’d hoped for). That’s over 7 comments per post, on average.

I started out freshly with some controversy. Then a bit more. I haven’t gotten any hate mail, except my exchange with Jack Mielke. Since the angry atheist posts, I’ve ranted some some more on this issue. Other than that, things have been mostly friendly ’round these parts. There was the reason is a higher power thing, though. Brian Purkiss didn’t get it, and still doesn’t. In fact, he’s proud to be called a true fundamentalist. Oh, well, can’t get along with everyone, can you? Oh, and I think this post has been the most read one, possibly with the exception of the religion-making howto.

Thanks to all who commented, and read, and linked. Perhaps I’ll see you around in the blogosphere. Have fun.


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  1. 1 Pedro Timóteo on May 10, 2007 said:

    Sad to hear it. Hope you change your mind some day. :)

  2. 2 nullifidian on May 10, 2007 said:

    Ditto! Good luck in whatever you’re doing in the meantime! :-)

  3. 3 agnosticatheist on May 11, 2007 said:

    Enjoyed the blog. Good luck. If you’d like to contribute to a group blog where’s there’s not a pressure to post, let me know.

    aA

  4. 4 Stephen on May 12, 2007 said:

    Sad news! I’ve enjoyed our dialogue, from our opposing sides of the atheist/theist divide.

    It isn’t uncommon to run out of ideas after a few months of blogging. You may find you come up with a different approach, one with wider possibilities, once you’ve set it aside for a little while.

    I hope that’s the case. Intelligent blogs are the exception, and yours was one.

  5. 5 Simen on May 12, 2007 said:

    Thanks, everyone.

  6. 6 nimbu on May 21, 2007 said:

    Come back dude.

  7. 7 Avil on June 10, 2007 said:

    The Internetdevil will never let you go.