Daily Archives: October 10, 2009

Existential Confusion for a Sunday

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

I don’t know how the can opener works either: And the universe is expanding:

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Rush Limbaugh and the Republican Party

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

This unsettling foreign ad made me think of their relationship:

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How I Tend to Come at Issues

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

My habit (though I’m not always consistent about this) is to look for diamonds in the rough of ideas, even apparently bad ideas. And I find that this sometimes gets me in trouble with some readers of this blog. For example, … Continue reading →

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Good News

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

This according to Bloomberg: Demand for seasonal-flu vaccinations has soared because of public awareness of the H1N1 virus, known as swine flu, Cohn said. Walgreen administered twice as many doses in September as in the entire 2008 flu season, he … Continue reading →

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Symbols, Myths, Metaphors, and Stories: Are Atheists More (or Less) Deluded By These Things Than Theists?

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Santi Tafarella

For both the atheist and the theist, reality is anything but fulfilling. The way things are, without you doing anything about them, has always been a problem, for reality, unstoried, is just one damn meaningless thing after another. And often unpleasant. It’s … Continue reading →

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