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Tag Archives: Karl Marx
The Comforts of Modernity Lead to Atheism
That’s the fascinating thesis of psychologist Nigel Barber, supported: (1) inductively, by research he’s been conducting; and (2) deductively, by a rather straightforward syllogism, which I would put this way: Religion thrives on fear and insecurity. Where people have it … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, atheism, atheist, demographics, demography, God, Karl Marx, obamacare, religion, social democracy
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John Gray Skewers Slavoj Zizek
In the New York Review of Books, John Gray’s review of Slavoj Zizek’s career and most recent book, Less Than Nothing, is damning. At bottom, Gray pegs Zizek as an armchair revolutionary lending intellectual and moral support to terrorism and … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, Communism, John Gray, Karl Marx, Marxism, philosophy, zizek
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Why Do Super Brainiacs Drink More Alcohol Than the Rest of Us?
It appears that super smart people tend to be bigger consumers of alcohol than average and dull people, and Andrew Sullivan has an armchair theory for why this is the case: It’s what Oakeshott called “the ordeal of consciousness.” When you have … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, atheism, Ayn Rand, brains, critical thinking, hypotheses, hypothesis testing, intelligence, IQ, Karl Marx, orson welles, wine
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In a word, I hate all the gods?
In introducing his new book, To Set Prometheus Free, philosopher A C Grayling explains his choice of title by referring to Aeschylus’s play, Prometheus Bound, and quoting from it: As so often, the Greeks themselves understood with a preternatural clarity … Continue reading
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Tagged aeschylus, agnostic, agnosticism, atheism, atheist, existentialism, Karl Marx, percy bysshe shelley, philosophy, Prometheus, walker percy
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Question of the Day: Who Laced the Shoes I Just Purchased?
I recently purchased a pair of shoes at Walmart that were PRE-LACED. And here’s my question: WHO LACED THEM? It used to be, when purchasing a pair of shoes, that they were not laced, and you would lace them yourself (or … Continue reading
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Tagged capitalism, child labor, China, equality, exploitation, honduras, industrial revolution, injustice, Karl Marx, Pakistan, shoes, walmart
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