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A Few Thoughts On Civility 2009-01-15 14:42:00 Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being.
- - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Earlier this week PZ Meyers of Pharyngula fame wrote a post about the limits of civility declaring, "There is no virtue in politeness when confronted with ignorance, dishonesty, [...]
Is homosexuality a choice? 2009-01-13 09:03:00 This video is taken from the documentary For the Bible Tells Me So.
Ideology, Pragmatism, & Virtue 2009-01-08 09:15:00 I was going to write about about the great deal of political hay that had been made over the appropriation of of the term pragmatist by the pundity but I’ve come too late to the party. This is one of the challenges of not being a four-post-a-day hardcore blogger. You get scooped. Of course with [...] Read more:Pragmatism
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Resolutions for the New Year 2009-01-01 09:00:00
We two have paddled in the stream, from morning sun till dine; But seas between us broad have roared since auld lang syne.
Robert Burns
I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. I just never got on board with that tradition. This year is going to be an exception. [...] Read more:Resolutions
It’s an Atheist Christmas 2008-12-23 09:00:00 Well it’s that time of year again and every atheist blogger has got something to say on the subject. So rather than bore you with my own holiday thoughts I thought I would share with you the christmas wishes from across the atheosphere.
Ebonmuse’s Solstice Sermon over at Daylight Atheism
The date of the solstice was [...] Read more:Atheist
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New Schedule 2008-12-20 00:43:00 Sorry folks, no posting this weekend. After consulting with top voodoo economists and SEO specialists I have decided to move the posting schedule to Thursdays. This is temporary until I get more data on the optimal day to post. So until then I’m going to give you a taste of blog posts [...] Read more:Schedule
Political News from Around the Web 2008-12-16 14:27:00 There have been so many good articles out lately I had to share.
Ezra Klein examines the state of the progressive tax system and finds:
In 1979, the top one percent brought home 9.3 percent of the national income — which is to say, for every $100 paid in wages, $9.30 went to the top one percent [...]
Introducing a New Voice 2008-12-13 13:28:00 A wise man’s kingdom is his own breast: or, if he ever looks farther, it will only be to the judgment of a select few, who are free from prejudices, and capable of examining his work.
– David Hume
Perhaps I should have done this first but there is a new voice here at the apple of [...] Read more:Introducing
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The Right to Take - Guest Post 2008-12-07 11:43:00 Why are we consistently so ready to throw away the rights of others to make us feel more comfortable? Today is Pearl Harbor day. In response to what was a legitimate and horrific tragedy, one of the responses of the United States was to round up everyone we could find who was Japanese [...] Read more:Right
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