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Monthly Archives: May 2014
Woman Stoned in Nuclear Pakistan
Stoned to death. In the 21st century. And she was three months pregnant. And Pakistan has about 100 nuclear weapons. Think about that. What if fanatic, populist, fundamentalist Muslims of the sort that stoned this woman for “family honor” attain … Continue reading
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Tagged family, feminism, India, Islam, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, women's rights
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Gavin Schmidt Of NASA On Why Climate Change Models Are Growing Increasingly Accurate
In the below TED talk, Gavin Schmidt of NASA explains, clear as a bell, why global climate change models mirror, with ever greater accuracy, what we actually observe on Earth. It has to do with a trial-and-error process of calibrating … Continue reading
Get a Free “Open for Business to Everyone!” Sign
“Open for business to everyone!” If you’re a business owner and want to show support for gay equality, below is a link to run off a copy of the above sign to put in your storefront window. It comes via … Continue reading
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Tagged America, gay, gay equality, gay marriage, gay rights, Jim Crow
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Edward Feser Thinks God Flashed Fire Upon Elijah’s Sacrifice
Given the level of sophistication that the philosopher Edward Feser brings to his defense of medieval Thomism, I was somewhat taken aback recently to see him write at his blog the following: I think a divine cause was the source … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, atheism, edward feser, ethnic cleansing, God, philosophy, the Bible, william lane craig
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George Will Attacks Scientists, Jonathan Chait Retorts
George Will attacks: There is a sociology of science. Scientists are not saints in white laboratory smocks. They have got interests like everybody else. If you want a tenure-track position in academia, don’t question the reigning orthodoxy on climate change. … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, ecology, environment, George Will, global warming
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Four Hundred Fifty Antisemitic Verses In The Gospels And Book of Acts
Acclaimed Holocaust historian, Daniel Goldhagen, in his most recent book, The Devil That Never Dies: The Rise and Threat of Global Antisemitism (Little, Brown & Co. 2013), claims the following about the New Testament: The Christian bible contains four hundred … Continue reading
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Tagged antisemitism, atheism, Bible, God, history, Jesus, New Testament, religion
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Between Gods And Animals, The Sweet Spot
From the vantage of the Greco-Roman pagans, because we’re neither gods nor exclusively animals, human beings are in a very, very sweet spot. Arguably the best spot. Think about it. The gods can make choices; they can fight and have … Continue reading
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Tagged art, atheism, death, God, happiness, life, Nietzsche, philosophy, psychology
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