Apr 05
When you hear the word slime, you probably think of a fresh sneeze, or green goop, or, if you’re weird and really into Freud, that your mother didn’t wipe your ass nearly to your satisfaction as a baby. What you most certainly do not think is “That sounds like something that belongs in my mouth!” …
Dec 25
In Dostoevsky’s famous novel The Brothers Karamazov, Ivan Karamazov famously insisted that without God, everything is permitted. This, of course, is simply untrue. Morality is not dependent on the existence of God, and centuries of nontheistic ethical philosophy, from deontology to utilitarianism, has demonstrated this fact. Indeed, contrary to Ivan Karamazov, it is instead true …
Nov 06
Having a degree in English is virtually worthless, though I must confess it has provided me with many skills that—though they are unprofitable—are rather amusing. In particular, I am quite fond of the skills I learned in my literary theory courses. After taking these courses, I learned that it is possible to interpret a text …
Oct 28
Despite the obvious commonalities between the two groups, the atheist movement has always had a rather strained relationship with the more generalized skeptical movement. In part this is the fault of organized atheism, as many atheists endorse mystical crap like acupuncture and other alternative medicines while pretending to be reasonable just because they reject religion. …
Oct 08
The Anthropic Principle has had a long and sordid history among cosmologists and others. In essence, the principle asserts that the fine-tuning of the physical constants that allow for the formation of conscious life requires some sort of explanation. As an example, some physicists try to argue for the existence of multiple universes in order …
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