I Can’t Stop Laughing
April 21, 2014
I don’t know why I find this gif so entertaining. Reminder: I’m still doing short posts to allow time for you to read my review of I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist.
Category: Random
Free Speech
April 18, 2014
Today’s xkcd is so very spot-on about free speech that I felt obligated to promote it. His alt-text is extremely to the point as well, and I’m putting it below for your convenience. “I can’t remember where I heard this, but someone once said that defending your position by citing free speech is sort of … More Free Speech
A Valid Argument
April 16, 2014
Reminder: I am only doing very short content for at least a week to give my readers a chance to get through my review of I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist.
A Quote from C. S. Lewis
April 14, 2014
I still remember how much it struck me when I realized this was false. You are a body. You don’t have a body and a mind and a soul, you are your body. All of the activity that feels like not your body is from your brain. Neuroscience is really interesting! That’s all I have … More A Quote from C. S. Lewis
On Whether All Ignorance Is Willful
April 9, 2014
I’ve been thinking about this idea that people who don’t know about evolution (or vaccines, or whatever) in this age of the Internet are willfully ignorant, and I’ve come to the conclusion that I disagree quite strongly. Yes, all the evidence is online. Yes, the evidence for these scientific discoveries is overwhelming. Yes, pretty much … More On Whether All Ignorance Is Willful
Friday Funnies!
March 28, 2014
After my last two posts, I’m feeling a little drained, so I’m just going to put a link to something funny. Seriously, this is the funniest thing I have read in quite a while: http://happyplace.someecards.com/15065/guy-comes-out-of-closet-on-facebook-to-friends-entirely-too-geeky-to-care I don’t really have a commentary on it, except that yes, CSS style sheets are great for making your web … More Friday Funnies!
Would you accept the risk?
March 7, 2014
You are offered $1,000,000 for the following act: Before you are ten pistols–only one of which is loaded. You must pick up one of the pistols, point it at your forehead, and pull the trigger. If you can walk away you do so a millionaire. Would you accept the risk? Short answer: Yes, it’s a … More Would you accept the risk?
The Complete History of the Universe: A Personal Journey 