* US voters not as partisan as their parties.
* The ethics of brain boosting.
* Philosophy & Theory in Biology: what is the twofold cost of sex?
* On the use of philosophy.
* A good argument in defense of teachers' unions.
* (More) reasons not to trust your banker.
* The important thing about dishonesty is that we should try to be honest about it.
* Scientists boycotting Elsevier.
* The hypocrisy of the American Supreme Court, politicians and the media, all in one clip.
* Is there a god gap for atheism?
* Religion for atheists? de Botton says so.
* How the Government intimidates journalists and bloggers.
* Frank Cioffi, critic of Freud.
Regarding Stewart's "A Love Supreme - Profanity & Nudity on TV".
ReplyDeleteSo, depicting acts of violence against women on prime time television is perfectly acceptable, whilst depicting a woman being made love to or disrobing and taking a shower is not?
This illogic certainly is not accidental given the context of the Judeo-Christian nightmare of a worldview: acts of cruelty and violence are common currency in the Hebrew texts.
Personally, I suspect the Abrahamic god is angry that he has never felt the caress of a lover...
To be fair, emphasizing the moral seriousness of sex over violence is not confined to the Judeo-Christian worldview; it seems to be a peculiarly human mistake.
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