Archive for February, 2006
February 27th, 2006 / Religion /
You know you've lost the culture war when you have to retreat behind a garrison to live the way you want. Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan is attempting to ...
February 25th, 2006 / Admin /
Sean Prophet will again be a guest on the Hellbound Alleee show on Saturday March 4th. This will be available as a podcast shortly after the interview. The billing ...
February 24th, 2006 / Current Affairs, Energy Transition /
Yesterday's attack on the Saudi oil refinery at Abqaiq (that processes 2/3 of Saudi oil exports) was a warning shot. The western world is increasingly vulnerable to disruptions at oil ...
February 23rd, 2006 / Current Affairs, Newswire /
Liberty Square Good blog. Check back later.
February 23rd, 2006 / Books, Psychology /
Here is an excerpt of a great little book called "On Bullshit" by Harry Frankfurt. The full text can be viewed here.One of the most salient features of ...
February 23rd, 2006 / Newswire, Psychology /
Harry Frankfurt's "On Bullshit"
Complete text
February 22nd, 2006 / Religion Inspired Murders /
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Revenge attacks against Muslims killed at least 20 people in the southeastern Nigerian city of Onitsha on Wednesday after days of anti-Christian violence killed dozens in ...
February 21st, 2006 / Newswire, Religion /
Furor Over Cartoons Pits Muslim Against Muslim - New York Times good quotes from moderate muslims
February 21st, 2006 / Psychology, Religion /
The Supreme Court today unanimously approved the use of hallucinogenic 'tea' otherwise known as Ayahuasca. The Church of the Vegetable had been fighting the seizure of some of their ...
February 21st, 2006 / Admin /
Please bear with me while I rework the site. I've commissioned a new logo, which is being designed by Special Defects. It's not quite ready yet, (but you can see ...
February 20th, 2006 / Newswire, Religion /
The Cognitive Psychology of Belief in the Supernatural discussion of supernatural beliefs as adaptive
February 16th, 2006 / Newswire, Religion /
DNA tests contradict Mormon scripture. The church says the studies are being twisted to attack its beliefs.
February 16th, 2006 / Science /
Jim Hansen, NASA climate scientist, is saying we don't have much time to cut carbon emissions. We're not talking some abstract warming scenario, but SEVERE COASTAL INUNDATION WORLDWIDE. Headlined ...
February 14th, 2006 / Religion, Science /
Happy Darwin Day, (February 12). The following is from the "Clergy Letter Project" (emphasis added)
While virtually all Christians take the Bible seriously and hold it to be authoritative in ...
February 11th, 2006 / Current Affairs, Religion /
The West's new moral challenge:
Many Islamic men beat their wives out of custom and tradition. It’s not even considered deviant. Women are property and have no rights. They are ...
February 6th, 2006 / Religion /
In retribution for their 'prophet' having been 'defiled,' a newspaper in Iran has now said that it is holding a contest for cartoons regarding the Holocaust, which it denies. ...
February 6th, 2006 / Religion Inspired Murders /
It's official. "Cartoon-gate" has now joined the ranks of the 'religion inspired murders' as several people have died in the violence. Posting about this is kind of getting old at ...
February 3rd, 2006 / Religion /
Religion of Peace Violence Ignorance
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February 3rd, 2006 / Religion /
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February 2nd, 2006 / Religion /
What bothers Muslims about these cartoons, is not that they're insulting. It's that they are right on target.
February 2nd, 2006 / Current Affairs, Energy Transition, Science /
OK George W. Bush, you've said something that I've been calling for for the past 5 years. You want to cut oil ...
February 1st, 2006 / Religion /
I posted yesterday on the inability of much of the Islamic world to take a joke. Now comes the beautiful irony: All the chest-beating over the issue has made the ...
February 1st, 2006 / Religion Inspired Murders /
We don't know if the believer killed the unbeliever, or vice versa, or whether or not they were arguing dogma. But this is another tragic example of the perils of ...