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Sam Harris notes on his blog, that he’s observed a number of instances, on You Tube, where folks have set the audio portions, from some of his appearances, to slide-show, animation, or video creations of their own. And to sometimes much greater effect, in his opinion, than watching himself standing at a podium. Wishing…
Announcing the reemergence of ModernAtheist.org © As related on our sister-site, The Salt Lake Daily Issue, after 18 months in the sleeper, we’ve been able – with the help of Support and the Happiness Engineers at WordPress.com – to successfully re-map our domain name, and re-open the site, for the first time in over 18…
As the elections approach, let us carefully consider. ( First published in 2 Bites of the Apple, 2009 ) Ode to Sarah Palin Man once believed that the earth was quite flat And it didn’t take god or the angels to know that And that man, a creature of dust, never even existed ’til by god’s own…
(from September 24, 2010) Philosopher-poet, Alexander Pope was an 18th century critical genius, at dissecting the human condition. In a short series, I’ll be coming back to Mr. Pope, in parsing some very important – and oft quoted – works of particularly unique insight, that are still revered today. So, by way of introduction, for those who’ve never been touched by the depth…
The idolatrous transformation, of the relative into the absolute and the all-too-human into the divine, makes it possible for man to indulge his ugliest passion — in the firm belief that he is working for the highest good. — Aldous Huxley, The Devils of Loudon Draw Mohammed Day, on Facebook, is no-doubt off and running today.…
Over every mountain there is a path, though it may not be seen from the valley. — Theodore Roethke Director of Avatar and Titanic, movie director James Cameron sets off on a lively 17 minute narrative that allows us to see the interests pursued, and those paths taken early on, that led to his involvement and…
The terrible thing about the quest for truth, is that you find it. — Remy de Gourmont Evolution – It’s a Fact Of Life
Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem, which he has to solve. — Erich Fromm We Are All Connected
. . . So Are Racial Stereotypes, shows study of children with Williams Syndrome.” I would think this could be extrapolated to include Religious, as well as Non-Religious, stereotypes. Of course, I’m no scientist or psychologist. But is it possible that all we really need is a pharmacological “Chill-Pill” (for those who don’t drink enough beer), in order…
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