Wishing I’d stop blogging about Chick-fil-A? Yeah, so am I. But you see, the ridiculousness just keeps on coming, and […]
introverts, personal, psychology
Stage fright = selfishness?
Via Big Think, actor Jonathan Pryce characterizes stage fright as selfishness: It’s an interesting thought, and I’m not going to […]
morality, psychology, religion
A rampage killer and the problem of “evil”
“The problem of evil” is the common term for a certain argument against the existence of God. Or at least, […]
links
Weekend web readin’
From Denver Westword Blogs, Marijuana billboard for Amendment 64 touts Pat Robertson endorsement Money quote: Amendment 64, the Regulate Marijuana […]
social media
Tragedy and the ongoing internet circus
The Onion has a really good piece regarding Friday morning’s shootings in Aurora: Sadly, Nation Knows Exactly How Colorado Shooting’s […]
Chick-fil-A
How not to protest Chick-fil-A
Yes, I strongly support boycotting Chick-fil-A because of the large amounts of cash they’ve donated to anti-gay causes. But Boston’s […]
Chick-fil-A
Gay rights or chicken sandwiches?
From what I know, there’s no ethical case to be made against Chick-fil-A’s food or business model in particular. They […]
atheism, freedom of speech
Petition to free Alexander Aan
I had no idea that the White House had established a web site specifically to host petitions. Some of them […]
morality, sports
Being good at slinging a ball around doesn’t make you a hero, part 327
As the Penn State report is being reviewed, and people are talking about how a man could rape multiple children […]
feminism
How to destroy a woman
Taslima Nasreen has a horrifying post up at No Country for Women on individual cases of women attacked with acid […]