Liz Kendall, running for Labour leadership in the UK, was rightfully indignant about the shiteness of the Daily Mail, Britain's worst paper. Seriously, what century are we in? As the BBC
I am interested in the conflict within Islam between being gay and believing in the Qu'ran and the Hadith. I would like to know if you have a story to tell
John D. Bargh is a psychologist with an interest in matters concerning free will. He edited a superb book on psychology and free will which I would advise anyone to get called Are We Free? From it, this excerpt was interesting, especially given recent conversations defending naturalism with a fellow
I recently wrote an article for the Free Inquiry on free will and its growing acceptance as an illusion in modern society. The other day, an essayist-veteran-humanist-naturalist-freethinker-lawyer in his 90s wrote this piece for the Charleston Gazette. Thanks! Here is an excerpt:
This will definitely be TL;DR (Too long; didn't read), but... In discussing some thing on a private thread with a fellow Tippling Philosopher, I have written quite a bit on free will, evolution and evolutionary psychology which I would hat to go to waste and would love to keep for reference and p
The Little Book Of Unholy Questions is my 2011 book which acts as a cumulative case against the existence of God. I am thankful for this latest review. The book also has a
Yup, you heard it here. This song and lyric seems rather oddly out of place in its rational, skeptical outlook! MICHAEL MARTIN MURPHEY Where Do Cowboys Go When They Die - Reincarnation LyricsWhere
Adam Curtis has made some brilliant documentaries. Watch this one. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3NIXAxt2MQ[/youtube]
Over on a recent thread about the challenges I have met in my claims of Islam, a Catholic commentator asked this question: I agree with you that Islam has problems. I have a quick question: do you read commentaries and theology books written by Muslims to offset your bias? To which I said:
I love this video (and all of Minchin's stuff), it's long been a favourite. Watch and savour.
I have had many discussions concerning Islam and my views pertaining to it. I would like to flesh out here some of the criticisms I have had and answer them properly, also offering this as a post that I can point people to when this undoubtedly pops up again.
The next five minutes of this video of Sam Harris talking at the Sydney Opera House on free will is fantastic. The idea that we choose our language and our thoughts is an