[SEB Guest Post] A Late Night Thought on Prohibitions and Rules

By , on 14 November, 2010

If you wish your prohibitions and rules to be based upon reason, then you should look more to adopting etiquettes and manners than to adopting religious morals.

The rules for which fork to use, or for what constitutes polite conversation, typically employ more logic and evidence in their creation and defense than do any church’s . . . → Read More: [SEB Guest Post] A Late Night Thought on Prohibitions and Rules

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[SEB Guest Post] Yeah I’m a Dreamer. But I’m not the only one.

By , on 7 November, 2010

With the modern equivalent of the Library Of Alexandria at the fingertips of around 310,650,000 Americans, why are we all still so ignorant, naive, and proud of, what politicians like to call and rely on, uneducated votes?

A little research will reveal (to those who deal with Cognitive Dissonance logically and honestly) just how big . . . → Read More: [SEB Guest Post] Yeah I’m a Dreamer. But I’m not the only one.

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CNN.com looks at why the web benefits liberals more than conservatives.

By , on 2 June, 2010

Here’s an interesting article I stumbled across today:

Opinion: Why the web benefits liberals more than conservatives – CNN.com

(CNN) — From the micro-donation platform first popularized by Howard Dean in 2003 to the million-strong Barack Obama Facebook page to the huge audience of the Huffington Post, liberals have been the dominant political force on the . . . → Read More: CNN.com looks at why the web benefits liberals more than conservatives.

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Steven D. Hales: You Can Prove a Negative.

By , on 7 January, 2009

We’ve all heard the argument that you can’t prove a negative from various True Believers™ in Gods, UFOs, Big Foots (Feets?), etc.. It’s a common bit of folk logic, but is it true? Philosopher Steven D. Hales argues that it is not in a small essay titled You Can Prove a Negative:

It is widely . . . → Read More: Steven D. Hales: You Can Prove a Negative.

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Why would God bother at all?

By , on 1 October, 2008

It’s a very simple question and one I’ve asked a number of believers over the years, but have yet to get any kind of a reasonable answer. For reasons I’m not entirely sure of it’s been kicking around in my brain the past couple of days so I thought I’d take the time to write . . . → Read More: Why would God bother at all?

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I’ll never understand modern art.

By , on 30 September, 2008

I like to think I’m a fairly sophisticated fellow, but there are certain topics that make me feel like a Neanderthal. Fashion is one of those topics and the other is modern art. Take, for example, the following picture of an art “installation” that is up for the 2008 Turner Prize:

Click to embiggen!

Cathy . . . → Read More: I’ll never understand modern art.

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SEB Mailbag: “You have won, its time to move on and deal with greater questions.”

By , on 15 May, 2008

Got the following missive this morning:

From: John Kraft Subject:  Give up materialism

Taking comfort in religious peoples misunderstandings is not noble or intelligent Its simply selfish.  It is like making fun of a child for not understanding that which adults do.  By continually trying to show how dumb these people are you are being . . . → Read More: SEB Mailbag: “You have won, its time to move on and deal with greater questions.”

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Progress:  Man’s Greatest Mistake

By , on 7 December, 2006

[Ed’s Note: The following was sent to me in an email by Doug Soderstrom, Ph.D. as a possible submission to SEB. I present it to you in full and unedited for your consideration.]

In the beginning the Earth was without form, inanimate objects lay dormant, chemicals worked their magic; then the miracle of a single . . . → Read More: Progress:  Man’s Greatest Mistake

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NRO’s John Derbyshire no longer calls himself a Christian.

By , on 28 November, 2006

Not being of a Conservative bent myself I don’t make a habit of reading National Review Online unless I catch wind of them having a particularly interesting or outrageous article. This one falls into the interesting category as it’s a FAQ of sorts put together by columnist John Derbyshire in which he explains his religious . . . → Read More: NRO’s John Derbyshire no longer calls himself a Christian.

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Quiz: What’s Your World View - Take II.

By , on 16 August, 2006

***Dave did it twice so I figured I should too…

You scored as Existentialist. Existentialism emphasizes human capability. There is no greater power interfering with life and thus it is up to us to make things happen. Sometimes considered a negative and depressing world view, your optimism towards human accomplishment is immense. Mankind is condemned . . . → Read More: Quiz: What’s Your World View - Take II.

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