Philosophy, Ethics, Atheism, Nietzsche
If this is all the relevant information, this English arrest seems unjust to me: After coming fourth in the men’s synchronised 10m platform diving event on Monday, the 18-year-old from Plymouth received a message telling him he had let down his father, Rob. Rob Daley died in May 2011 from brain cancer. A 17-year-old boy [...]
This afternoon, I had a chat with Camels With Hammers readers for the inaugural episode of The Camels With Hammers Show. I am most grateful to Kyle Hughart, Dwight Welch, Michael Boys, Dave Mann, and Adam Freese for joining me for the chat. Predominantly engaging with Kyle Hughart, We talked about ethics for the first 43 minutes and [...]
I have decided to have a Google+ hangout session with Camels With Hammers readers this afternoon. A few people have expressed interest. You are welcome to join me. If you want to go on video with me and others in order to discuss topics related to atheism, philosophy, and ethics, then just make sure you have a Google+ account, a [...]
First of all, let me thank you readers of the last three years for so many productive comments and vigorous debates. Your Thoughts have enriched this blog in more ways than I could chronicle. And unlike other blogs, there is, to my view, relatively little trolling that ever happens here. I caught a sock puppet [...]
Last month a court in Cologne, Germany ruled against allowing the circumcision of children too young to give consent. CBS News summarized the facts: a German court ruled that circumcision infringes on a child’s right to be protected from bodily harm. The regional court in Cologne said that circumcision went against the “fundamental right of [...]
The International Olympic Committee struggles with the question: The International Olympic Committee has a new rule this year for deciding who gets to compete as a woman. The IOC’s hope is to avoid a spectacle like the one that followed South African runner Caster Semenya’s victory in the women’s 800 meters at the 2009 World Championships. Semenya’s sex [...]
Tired of having to sift through whitewashing religious apologists or fearmongering bigots when trying to get information about Islam that is both factually accurate and defensibly critical? Heina, an apostate from Islam who was formerly a devout believer, wants to write that book and is looking for donations to help fund her efforts: Learn more [...]
I just had a total blast hanging out with Kylie Sturgess, Ophelia Benson, PZ Myers, and Russell Glasser talking about atheist parenting for an hour. Forgive the echo on the audio early on, it should go away: I would love it if you would watch the video and offer Your Thoughts! Here are some more posts [...]
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