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Moral Hypocrisy? -- Politics, Religion, Statistics
Charles M. Blow, Op-Ed Columnist for the NYTimes, wrote a very good piece for today's paper, and if you have time, you should read it. "The Prurient Trap," By Charles M. Blow, Op-Ed Columnist, NYTimes, June 27, 2009,… -
The Recent Abortion Case in Brazil, a 9-Year-Old
For those who followed the case, please ignore this repetition. My fellow xangan, Da_Vinci, posted a story that I am compelled to re-post. His original posts are here, and they drew lots of comments from other readers:… -
Big Questions - Meaning, Purpose, Life-after-death, Evolution and its Ramifications
The Big Questions? A friend of mine recently posed the following questions to me as part of an on-going discussion: 1. Why are we here? Do we have a purpose? 2. What happens to us when we die? 3. Is their any guiding… -
Obama's 2006 Speech on Religion and Politics
I was very impressed with this video of part of a speech given by Obama. I saw it first as a Youtube video entitled "Obama On Point With Religion." - - - - - - http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=odsDYodanxQ It turns … -
Misc - Genetics, Racism, the South, Gay Marriage, Sex and Religion, the Bible, Sustainability
I read some interesting NYT articles this morning. I will share them. Also, I don't update often. I'm too busy. But, ... there are enough links here on various topics to keep interested/interesting persons busy for… -
Religulous, Bill Maher
I saw the film "Religulous" on Friday. Bill Maher plays both reporter and comedian as he goes around interview religious folk. He tells his personal story too. I highly recommend it. This movie was a great way to sp… -
And Jacob Wrestled with Proteus
J20080921 - - - "Gilgamesh, where are you hurrying to? You will never find that life for which you are looking. When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping. As fo… -
The Edger - Neuroscience
I think Da_Vinci posted part of this a while back, from TheEdger.org: Move Over Evolution Aug 17th, 2008 | By Rodrigo Neely | Category: Feature | The Edger http://theedger.org/2008/08/17/move-over-evolution/ Poor e… -
Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior, NYT
The following article is from the New York Times, March 20, 2007, followed by only brief commentary. Illustration by Edel Rodriguez based on source material from Frans de Waal. Social Order: Chimpanzees have a sen… -
My De-Conversion from Christianity, A Narrative
I've have been asked multiple times recently to explain why I left Christianity. I decided I should post the story so that I will have a page to which I might refer anyone who should ask in the future. >>Prompt: “If …
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Principia, Existential Thoughts
(selections from J20071218) No complete entities, ... -
Existential Questions
1. Is life/existence ultimately undesigned or desi... -
God is pan-sexual
My girlfriend's friend's boyfriend posted three a...
