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QotD: Kids?
I’m a little distracted right now, as my wife and I are moving across town. I could rattle off a lot of reasons for the move – closer to work, bigger apartment, better kitchen – but one of the biggest … Continue reading
Posted in Questions
114 Comments
QotD: New Atheists
A question came up in the comments of my last post, and I thought it might be useful to bring it out. What is a “New Atheist”? How are the New Atheists different from the previous generations of atheists? Who … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Questions
37 Comments
QotD: Marriage
Will you marry me? Well, alright, that’s not really the question. The actual question is: what does that mean? In this day and age, what does marriage mean? Is it a relationship, an economic bargain, a sacred rite, and threadbare … Continue reading
Posted in Questions
63 Comments
QotD: Conspiracism
by VorJack Mother Jones has an article about Bob Inglis, the former US Representative from South Carolina. Inglis is a profoundly conservative Republican, but wound up losing to another Republican in the primaries because he “strayed from his conservative roots.” … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Questions
149 Comments
QotD: Writer's Religion
by VorJack So it seems that Anne Rice still loves her some Jesus, but she’s calling it quits with Christianity. She says, “It’s simply impossible for me to ‘belong’ to this quarrelsome, hostile, disputatious, and deservedly infamous group.” Being called … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Questions
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QotD: Dealing with Westboro
by VorJack This was kicked around a bit in yesterday’s post, but let’s focus on it a bit more. How should the attendees at Comic Con respond to Westboro Baptist? Some thoughts: Westboro seems to want two things, publicity and … Continue reading
Posted in Questions
71 Comments
QotD: Next Sunday A.D.
by VorJack I was reading through the old Slacktivist archives and laughing at his deconstruction of Left Behind. LeHaye and Jenkins did a miserable job of, among other things, predicting what their “not to distant future” would look like. They … Continue reading
Posted in Questions, Science, Technology
32 Comments
QotD: Lifeline
by VorJack I had a friend in high school – let’s call him Jacob – who was a stone-cold biology geek. He was the kind of person who would always have a bottle of flynap in his bag. We teased … Continue reading
Posted in Questions, Religion
41 Comments
QotD: Zombie Facts
by VorJack One of the good things about working in the museum field is that other museum folks are more willing to tell it to you straight. And so, during a tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Questions
57 Comments
Holding God Accountable
If God existed and was “all-powerful,” what actions/events should he be held morally accountable for? (Note: Your answers may or may not be used in a top-secret art project…)
Posted in God, Morality, Questions
228 Comments
