Who are you, and what’s your history re: religion and stuff? Raised Lutheran (ELCA) in Wichita, Kansas. Became an atheist in 1997/1998 (holy crap, 20+ years ago) Got my BA in religious studies in 2000 (Texas Christian University). MA in religion and culture (University of Manchester, UK) in 2002, and […]
Read MoreResources: The male suicides: how social perfectionism kills The Sexist, Racist Implications of the ‘Walk Up, Not Out’ Movement My brush with suicide and the shame of not being a good enough man The conservative persecution complex ‘When You’re Accustomed to Privilege, Equality Feels Like Oppression’
Read MoreSomeone who witnessed the following (paraphrased) exchange on Facebook commented that she couldn’t honestly tell sometimes whether people are genuinely confused about the difference between description and prescription, “is” versus “ought,” or are just trolling. I have trouble fathoming the former, but the latter is more disturbing.
Read MoreIt’s trivially, and sometimes importantly, true that facts don’t care about your feelings. Facts don’t care about anything at all, because they are incapable of caring, but the point being made in this case is that facts are true regardless of how much you may not want them to be […]
Read MoreRecently I was listening to the Embrace the Void podcast episode “Tolerate Me Bro!” about Popper’s paradox of tolerance. Hosts Aaron Rabi and GW were talking about how this paradox plays out in the context of platforming or deplatforming speakers, which is to say, the decisions that providers of platforms […]
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