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Monthly Archives: June 2009
John Lennon Eyes the Maharishi with Apparent Suspicion
It’s good to be skeptical. Wearing guru garb does not mean you know shit.
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Tagged agnostic, atheist, beatles, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Michael Shermer, religion, skeptic
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“Every now and then I spend my time at rhyme and verse and curse those faults in me.”
And then along comes Mary. I like the song’s powerful evocation of honesty. Mary is this powerful persona who breaks through all the games and bullshit around her, and brings clarity and vision. When Mary comes around, the emperor better have his … Continue reading
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Tagged energy, honesty, life, Mary, mental health break, poetry, psychology, Richard Dawkins, vision
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The Antisemitic Ayatollah Khamenei, in His Threat to Crackdown on Protesters, Can’t Resist a Bit of Jew-Baiting and Swipes at the West
It’s a reminder of how viscerally Antisemitic and anti-Western the Iranian regime is. The Ayatollah Khamenei at Friday prayers today in Tehran: “The competition for the election was very clear. Enemies and dirty Zionists tried to show the election as a … Continue reading
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Tagged ahmadinejad, britain, fascism, Iran, Islam, islamofascism, Judaism, Muslim, persia, religion, tehran, the middle east
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Mental Health Break with British Zombies and Egyptian Queens
Oh, Camille Paglia would have something to say about this video perfectly blending the Apollonian and the Dionysian, wouldn’t she? The brilliance of the setting is the smoldering Dionysian energy of the male band contrasting with the Apollonian Egyptian cat-like statue-stillness … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo v. dionysus, Camille Paglia, Dionysus, egyptian, epistemology, illusion, mental health break, Nefertiti, philosophy, psychology, pyramids, zombies
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Rush Limbaugh’s Latest Sex and Race Obsessed Resentment Screed Toward Sonia Sotomayor
A one man American white male ignorance and resentment pride parade: And what the hell was that chest pounding gesture at the end about? True-heart conservatism has the courage to mouth hatred towards liberal women and Hispanics? He’s proud of … Continue reading
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Tagged feminism, he eats resentment, latino, Politics, psychology, racism, resentment, rush limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Sonia Sotomayor, women's rights
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Brown University Biologist Kenneth Miller on Science and Faith
He’s a Catholic, and he thinks that they’re compatible. He got in a very public Internet spat this past week with Jerry Coyne, an outspoken atheist biologist at the University of Chicago, over the subject of “accommodationism” between science and religion, … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, apologetics, atheist, evolution, jerry coyne, kenneth miller, philosophy, religion, science
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Richard Dawkins on Being Human on This Earth: Not Just Privileged to Enjoy It, but to Ask Why of It, and to Understand
He’s pretty good. Richard Dawkins reading from his book, Unweaving the Rainbow:
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Tagged agnostic, apologetics, atheist, earth, Genesis, knowledge, life, Michael Shermer, Richard Dawkins, skepticism, understanding
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Iranian Police, in Full Riot Regalia, Rush on a Crowd of Protesters at Tehran University Earlier This Week
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Tagged ahimsa, gandhi, Iran, Islam, Muslim, non-violence, protests, tehran, tehran university
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Iran’s Turn: Not Televised, But Twittered?
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Tagged gandhi, hippies, history, Iran, Islam, life, Muslim, Politics, protest, revolution, twitter
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Sheep in the Midst of Wolves?
Apparently, many of the young Iranian protesters might be getting all ahimsa (non-violent) on the regime. Below is an image of someone holding up a quote from Gandhi. According to Andrew Sullivan’s blog, the translation is: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, … Continue reading
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Tagged ahimsa, gandhi, Hindu, India, Iran, Islam, Muslim, non-killing, non-violence, protest, religion, vegetarian
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Is Atheism Just the Denial of Gods?
Sometimes contemporary atheists try to wall-off the psychological implications of becoming an atheist by saying: “Atheism is just the denial of gods. Nothing more.” But though this may be a reasonable starting definition for what an atheist is, it is … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, apologetics, atheism, atheist, Christianity, evolutionary psychology, God, gods, harden the fuck up, Islam, Jesus, Richard Dawkins
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“I shall look after you, and you will comfort me”: A Beautiful Scene from The Bride of Frankenstein
My all-time favorite scene from any of the Frankenstein movies. It comes from The Bride of Frankenstein. God answers the prayers of a lonely blind hermit, sending him a friend. Prepare to cry:
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Tagged acceptance, bride of frankenstein, charity, frankenstein, friendship, kindness, life, loneliness, love, mental health break, psychology
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Snipers From Atop a Government Building Shoot into a Crowd of Protesters. One Young Man, in This YouTube Video, Appears to Be Bleeding to Death
This today on YouTube. Why aren’t the American cable networks airing these images and following what’s happening in Iran more thoroughly?:
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Tagged benjamin franklin, Christian, freedom, Iran, iranian election, Islam, Muslim, revolution, tehran, Thomas Jefferson
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My Favorite Bible Verse?
Maybe Micah 6:8 in the King James Version. It has the quality of an elegant mathematical formula, a reduction of religion to elements that I, as an agnostic, can absorb and endorse: He hath shewed thee, O man, what is … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, apologetics, Bible, doubt, empathy, feminism, God, Jesus, justice, oscar wilde, ouroboros, the Bible
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Mental Health Break: Woe is You?
Harden the fuck up!
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Tagged comedy, happiness, life, mental health, mental health break, peace, psychology, sociology, tough love
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A 19th Century Attempt to Make Peace Between Religion and Science: Philosopher Herbert Spencer’s “First Principles” (1862)
Just three years after the publication of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species (1859), the British philosopher Herbert Spencer, in Part 1 of his First Principles, sought to make a truce between science and religion. His attempt began with this rather beautiful, open-minded, and calm appeal: … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, atheist, Charles Darwin, Christianity, creation v. evolution, creationism, faith, herbert spencer, Islam, Judaism, NOMA, religion
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On Entropy, the Goddess Fortuna, and the Malice of Others: My Favorite Arthur Schopenhauer Quote
Arthur Schopenhauer wrote this in his “The World as Will and Representation” (Dover Edition, vol. 1, p. 88): “For whenever a man in any way loses self-control, or is struck down by a misfortune, or grows angry, or loses heart, … Continue reading
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Tagged athur schopenhauer, bad fortune, chance, Ecclesiastes, existentialism, fortune, good fortune, pessimism, philosophy, psychology, stoicism, time
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