* What is college for?
* Isn't logic great?
* Jesus gives advice to the Denver Broncos...
* Some indication that religion being more about socializing than belief may be a myth.
* Simon Blackburn on Hume and bondage...
* Faux News declares war on the communist Muppets.
* How doctors die. A sobering look at how the pros face the end of their life.
* Flying Spaghetti monster statue installed on Tennessee Courthouse lawn. His noodly appendages will be pleased.
* So, Plato and a platypus walk into a bar... With a nod to Groucho Marx.
* How to spend more psychological time with the good parts of your life, sort of like the Tralfamadorians.
* Philosophy for everyone, in Europe. When in the US?
* What does it mean to be human? Good questions, several answers.
I think Amanda Marcotte has written one of the more sensible posts on the confused belief vs socialization debate: http://pandagon.net/index.php/site/believers_believe_yes_but_because_they_want_to
ReplyDeleteI agree with Baggini that the “accusation cannot be that they misrepresent religion”, however, if our goal is social change, I’m not convinced that it’s enough to simply focus on the irrational elements of religious belief. I’m also not sure what would be “enough”, but I think that’s a debate worth having.
On what it means to be human: Matthew Calarco: Zoographies - highly recommended!
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