Philosophy, Ethics, Atheism, Nietzsche
The hostility to atheism is so incredibly illogical, but there it is, from this paper out of the University of Minnesota, published in American Sociological Review in April 2006: The core point of this article can be stated concisely. Atheists are at the top of the list of groups that Americans find problematic in both [Read More...]
Have to post the video just for the great title alone. But the information is also important and sad. Before watching this video, please do yourself a favor and read Those Who Walk Away From Omelas if you never have before. It’s worth experiencing reading it for yourself before watching the video since the video [Read More...]
Daniel Jones, 23 year old founder of a 500,000 member Jedi church, felt emotionally humiliated after employees at a Tesco forced him to remove his Jedi hood and mocked his beliefs after he gave them a business card which proved his religion. Mr Jones, from Holyhead, said his religion dictated that he should wear the [Read More...]
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For those in need of some inspiration lest they regain faith in times of trial: (warning: somewhat gratuitous vulgarity in the video) Your Thoughts? [Read more...]
Andrew Sullivan points to this post arguing that the law is damaging many lives by not adequately distinguishing the difference: The sex offender laws will kick in and are guaranteed to destroy any ambition your child may have for success. Any attempts to better themselves, or become productive members of your community, will be throttled [Read More...]
Beane’s sculptures are beautifully realistic. Here’s his Eric Gagne: See more, including such figures as Billy Wagner, Brian Urlacher, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Pablo DiCanio, Evangeline Lily, Dante Toneguzzo, Roger Milla, Alessandro del Piero, a zombie teenager, and more. [Read more...]
Below is a thought-provoking video which critiques the notion of fallenness from several angles. It builds off of one point I’ve wanted to write about for a while and that’s that the non-literal reading of Genesis is just as false as the metaphorical one. When religious people argue that the Garden of Eden story is [Read More...]
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