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Virulent Senioritis
This has not been a good semester forme. I suffered H1N1 influenza, I experienced a relapse in mydepression and migraines; I have been getting mediocre grades (Bs andCs instead of As); I've done basically nothing on m… -
CFI hosted a speaker tonight.
First, it proved that the local chapter of the Center For Inquiry has odd taste in events---why a political scientist to dissect New Atheism, and a miniscule promotion campaign that only attracted CFI members and a few f… -
A truly excellent analysis of theology
I couldn't have said it better myself, so read it there: it's the God Conundrum. -
Orthogonal versus independent: The linear algebra of truth
Philosophers are quite promiscuous in their usage of the word "orthogonal".For instance: Daniel Dennett writes in Freedom Evolves that free will and determinism are orthogonal. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy art… -
What is emotion?
We all feel them, we all think we know what they are... but what are emotions, really? Are they cognitive states? Are they physiological reactions? Perceptions? Behaviors? Motivations? I know when I am angry or I am sa… -
Lest it be said that I am biased toward atheist authors...
[JD 2455131.21] Stephen Frederick Uhl's Coming Out of God's Closet is really quite awful. I would never have bought it; I received it free from the Center For Inquiry. (In the future I recommend the CFI use better books… -
Which ape is closest to us?
[JD 2455128.25] There is an ongoing debate about whether humans are most closely related to chimpanzees (Pan) or orangutans (Pongo), and if indeed chimpanzees, which one---Pan troglodytes, or Pan paniscus? Honestly, wh… -
On libertarianism
The most extreme libertarians, the anarcho-capitalists, hold that all government is inherently evil. What they seem to fail to understand is that government is only as evil as the people who run it---and anarchy is as ev… -
I don't feel young.
[JD 2455122.21] I know that I am, in fact, young, but Idon't feel carefree, invincible, like my whole life is ahead of me.On the contrary I feel stressed, vulnerable, like I could die at anymoment. I think these f… -
Is business... immoral?
This is not merely a theoretical question for me; it has become quite personally relevant. You see, I am the inventor of a technology, a simple, yet new technology that has the potential to benefit millions of people. I …
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Virulent Senioritis
This has not been a good semester for me. I suffer... -
CFI hosted a speaker tonight.
First, it proved that the local chapter of the Cen... -
A truly excellent analysis of theology
I couldn't have said it better myself, so read it ...
