Cross Posted At Friend of Reason
It’s time for the second installment of my “Chronicle of Belief” where I attempt to put into words my own world-view and the opinions and positions that help define me. This entry is about my identification with the label Secular Humanist, a particular world-view with which I sympathize and identify strongly. […]
Archive for the ‘Philosophy’ Category
One issue over which my opinion has been rather fluid as of late is that of labels. Often times I avoid the use of labels, arguing that they provide others with opportunity to make unfounded assumptions and put into practice pre-conceived notions. As we come to learn new labels we inevitably begin a process of […]
I’ve been thinking about thinking of late. For almost as long as I can remember, thoughts have puzzled me immensely. We talk all the time about conscious thoughts and actions but what does that really mean, deep down? How much control do we have over our own thoughts? We all have moments when we say […]
There are many great webcomics that I regularly read, including Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, Hark! A Vagrant and Dinosaur Comics, but one of my absolute favourites is Dresden Codak — a comic about transhumanism and… well, awesome stuff like that.
Updates by the author, Aaron Diaz, are extremely irregular, due to the vast amounts of time required for each […]
This year has been an excellent one for new books — some of my favorites published this year include:
A technique used in religious debates that’s particularly annoying is the claim by a follower of religion X that “X is not a religion”. Some examples:
Christianity: Christianity is not really a religion; it is a relationship with God. Source.This is the classic one, so you might be surprised to learn most religions don’t seem to be […]
We have the good fortune of being born in one of the best countries in the world; this is not just some xenophobic rant – but a truth that many of us do not fully appreciate. We live in a country that has relatively low crime, low amounts of poverty and there is enough food for almost […]
Relativism is an intellectual curio which makes for interesting late-night Pinot Noir-fuelled conversations.
[The following is x-posted from my blog, Homologous Legs. Be sure to voice your opinion in the comments after you’ve finished reading, as I know this is a controversial topic.]
The question in the title of this post is a question that relates more to my skeptical and atheistic leanings than my evolutionary ones, as […]
