By BlackSun / Mar 17, 2013 /
Today's topic concerns one of the oldest forms of religious apologia: deliberately confusing the relationship between probability and mystery. ...
By BlackSun / Jun 25, 2012 /
Last night I had the privilege of speaking with particle physicist and New Atheist author Dr. Victor J. Stenger ...
By BlackSun / Jan 18, 2012 /
I've been forcefully denouncing libertarianism for a few years now. It took me some time to connect the dots--and let ...
By BlackSun / Jan 7, 2012 /
Here is how one 21-year-old Texas woman reportedly thinks we should solve poverty in America:
Give welfare ...
By BlackSun / Jul 3, 2011 /
...but the feminist wing of the atheist movement has just had a "skin ulcer moment." And it's by no means ...
By BlackSun / Jun 26, 2011 /
Shelly is a ...
By BlackSun / Apr 21, 2011 /
On Earth Day, surely it's more than just about prices, right? But prices are what gets people's attention, and rising ...
By BlackSun / Apr 16, 2011 /
The following is excerpted from messages I exchanged with an acquaintance who calls herself a 'Constitutionalist:'
When I hear "Constitutionalist," it ...
By BlackSun / Apr 9, 2011 /
The Energy Philosopher Episode 2: All thermal power plants require generous amounts of water, and become less efficient in hot weather. ...
By BlackSun / Mar 29, 2011 /
I've started a new YouTube channel called The Energy Philosopher where I'll be posting short video segments discussing ...
By BlackSun / Mar 27, 2011 /
I know it seems repetitive to keep talking about the climate, but until the dismal US Gallup climate numbers ...
By BlackSun / Dec 30, 2010 /
The world remains mired in blind indifference to a primal scream emanating from our future. If we could hear it, ...
By BlackSun / Oct 4, 2010 /
1. What important things do I believe I could accomplish that no one else could?
2. What's my second or third ...