Today, I think that I did one of the most helpful things I have ever done with respect to greater acceptance of atheists in broader society, and it happened on a conservative, Republican blog. I won’t link or mention the particular blog (I don’t really want to give them the traffic), but this moment was [...]
Be Wary of Your Sources
I’ve been busy, so I haven’t written in a while. I thought that I would switch things up a bit and write a few posts on economics.
I have some issues with how economics are handled by our society, particularly on the separation that exists between academic economic researchers, intelligent, resioned people who do good research [...]
What’s the Matter with Atheists?
The semester’s winding down, and Graduation is in 3 days. Needless to say, I haven’t had much time for writing non-school-related things (like this blog). I’ll be able to write more over the summer. Since I don’t want to get out of the habit of writing here, and since I don’t really have the time [...]
The Problem with Morality
So… it turns out that I define “Morality” entirely differently than theists, which shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone, now that I think of it, but I got into an interesting conversation about the nature and definition of morality itself. My opponent (I think of it as a debate) believed that universal, objective morality [...]
Why Life Matters, Even Without God…
I received a comment on my previous post (I love drawn out debates… ) stating that I didn’t really debunk any of the arguments in the video I was critiquing (I won’t link it again). Well… that argument was, essentially, that if you believe that you were the product of natural evolution, the conclusion [...]
Debunking a Creationist…
Well… I haven’t written in a while (I seem to be writing that alot), but research papers that are required to receive a degree take precedent… sorry.
On to the content of this post… I was tagged in a note on facebook by Christian I talked to whilst participating in an “Ask an Atheist” [...]
Our Corporatist Economy… (part 1)
It’s been a while since I’ve written here, but with, on top of normal college stresses, the GRE, LSAT and Grad School considerations, certain other things have taken priority. So, why not start with a nice philisophical piece about the economy.
Our current economic crisis is seen by some as a failure of Capitalism, but this [...]
A Good Atheism Resource…
So, my room mate directed me to a great website run by Cambridge University entitled “Investigating Atheism.” It is a great source for unbiased information about Atheism and its history, just thought I’d let you know.
Just so you know, I’m preparing for both the LSAT and the GRE, so my writing will continue to be [...]
A Different Take on Gay Marriage
Today, I was reading this story in the Washington Post about gay, lesbian, transsexual, etc people coming out of the closet at earlier ages than previous generations. This wound up triggering some thoughts about gayness in our public sphere.
To be perfectly honest, it’s pretty hard for me to get worked up about lgbt issues. [...]
Jesse Helms: Another Instance of Conservatives’ Selective Memory…
Well… Jesse Helms died earlier today… much earlier, as it was at a quarter after 1 this morning. I first heard about it on, my favorite Right-Wing Retardation blog, Blogs for Victory (which I refuse to link). I’ll admit that I didn’t know too much about Mr. Helms before today, but [...]
