The British atheist bus ad controversy develops into an erudite debate… …that eventually is boiled down to the essential impasse.
Fun With Qualifiers
January 14, 2009 By 22 Comments
A little whimsy by Richard Wade When the British atheist bus ad campaign came out, some people were puzzled about the qualifier “probably” on the banner. There were those who complained it weakened the statement as if it was hedging. Others said it was included for intellectual honesty. Still others said it was put there [...]
Supporting Free Speech, an Afterword
November 29, 2008 By 30 Comments
by Richard Wade I am gratified by the thoughtful comments to my post Do You Really Support Freedom of Speech? Some of the comments have been so thoughtful that they have attributed all sorts of extra thoughts and meanings to me that are simply not there, so I’ll attempt to clear up some people’s misconceptions [...]
Do You Really Support Freedom of Speech?
November 28, 2008 By 36 Comments
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” (Attributed to, but not actually said by Voltaire) Richard Wade here. With all the recent controversy over billboards, I thought it might be a good time to reflect on our own attitudes toward freedom of speech. This [...]
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