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The Petulant Ignorance of the New Age

By BlackSun / Jan 30, 2010 / Atheism, Critical Thought, Psychology, Religion, Stupid Things / 9

The Petulant Ignorance of the New Age
Once in a while you strike Facebook gold. The kinds of discussions I used to have here on BSJ seem to be migrating, with everyone else, over to what has turned out to be the irresistable social media platform. Blog integration will eventually happen, and unfortunately will require a total rework to bring ...

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