This is a bit old, but I just came across it– an article in Time reports on a study which […]
follow-up, religion, science
Sam Harris on a NDE as drug trip
I wrote this week about Eben Alexander’s account of his must-be-true experience with the afterlife, which made the cover story in […]
politics
Political dietary supplement
Joe Biden seen here impersonating the debate’s audience. Been watching the presidential and vice-presidential debates? Yes? What’s wrong with you? Just […]
comedy, LGBT, podcasts
I would recommend….
…buying stand-up comedian Tig Notaro’s set off fellow comedian Louis CK’s web site. But before you listen to it, I […]
follow-up, psychology, religion, science
Tripping a little more
A few more thoughts on Eben Alexander’s near-death experience: PZ Myers describes the story in a post called Newsweek panders to […]
psychology, religion, science
I’m tripping over you, God
In a Newsweek article grandiosely (to put it lightly) titled Proof of Heaven: A Doctor’s Experience With the Afterlife published yesterday, Dr. Eben Alexander […]
morality, social media
Internet antipathy
So much of what happens on the internet is petty squabbles between strangers. Arguments which flare up and then fade […]
LGBT
The only football player I care about
He’s also nearly the only football player I could name, but only nearly. Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe writes again […]
atheism, ethics, philosophy, religion
A simple ethics of expectations
On the news this morning I listened to a report about a new virus discovered in Saudi Arabia. But after […]
politics, religion
Thinking cautiously on political affiliation and identity
If you had to vote for one of two hypothetical candidates for president, and one was a liberal Christian and […]