Cross-posted from State of Formation. Quoth Tucker Carlson on Tuesday: “I’m Christian. I’ve made mistakes. I believe fervently in second chances. […]
bias, cognition, creationism, evolution, freedom of speech, intellectual honesty, libertarianism, morality, politics, psychology
Who do you admire?
At The Daily Dish, Conor Friedersdorf contemplates the results of a recent Gallup poll asking Americans which men and women […]
food, sustainability
Factoid from The Omnivore’s Dilemma that I learned today
Pigs raised in factory farms have their tails docked (i.e., cut off) because they are weaned from their mothers at […]
politics, religion, Texas
So the Fort Worth transit authority made a decision…
…ban all ads relating to religion. Well, that’s one way of going about things. I suppose this could be called […]
food, morality, sustainability
“Survival and reproduction are in fact most definitely amoral.”
This was a remark made in the breeder comment thread. An odd one, I thought. It sounds sensical at first– […]
freedom of speech
This makes me happy
Constitutionally protected tattoos “The tattoo designs that are applied by me are individual and unique creative works of visual art,” […]
childfree, civil rights, LGBT, politics
The ecological morality of breeding….or not.
This and the other card can be found here. When I saw Reason magazine tweet about an article entitled “Are […]
atheism, Christianity, politics
An exercise in getting the last word
So now a Christian group in Fort Worth has hired a “mobile billboard” truck to follow around the buses with […]
freedom of speech, Westboro Baptist Church
Real-life trolls
Westboro Baptist Church to Protest at Elizabeth Edwards’ Funeral As Elizabeth Edwards’ family makes the final preparations for her funeral, […]
atheism, Christianity, politics, religion
Another atheist bus ad controversy…
…this time in my neighborhood. Well, not my immediate neighborhood, as the Dallas transit authority has refused these ads. But […]