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Daily Archives: June 19, 2009
Yet Another Reason Why I’m an Agnostic: Who’s Question Begging Whom?
Who designed the designer? H. Allen Orr is Professor of Biology at the University of Manchester, and he questions Richard Dawkins’s famous “Ultimate 747” argument against belief in God: [T]he fact that we as scientists find a hypothesis question-begging—as when Dawkins … Continue reading
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Tagged agnostic, agnosticism, apologetics, atheism, atheist, biology, evolution, H. Allen Orr, Richard Dawkins, science v. religion, ultimate 747
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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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Prometheus Unbound 