Last night I was watching the debate between, on one side, Michael Shermer and Sam Harris, and on the other, Deepak Chopra and Jean Houston.
I sat dumbfounded as Chopra and Houston, who sound very convincing and wise in their own element, looked like abject morons spouting inane psychobabble when confronted with very simple facts by [...]
Update: Due to some good response to this, there is now a whole site dedicated to it! Please check out Frugal & Healthy!
This economy has forced me to learn a frugality I would not otherwise have learned. It’s actually caused me to adopt a much healthier diet on top of learning how to save money.
I [...]
Many new-age “channeled” books talk about how everything in our experience is a choice. We supposedly chose to incarnate and chose all the things that will happen to us before we were born, therefore, we are not victims of anything because we knew getting into this ride exactly what would happen, until we got born [...]
I’ve been largely silent on politics for a couple of years now. Both sides are corrupt and partisanship is retarded. However, there needs to be some clarity about Obama. He’s not a liberal savior and he’s not a socialist Muslim (an oxymoron if I ever heard one). He’s a politician.
I remained pretty detached during the [...]
If it becomes common knowledge how things work in other countries that do certain things far better than we do, then people will raise their standards and expect more. It will create jobs and cut away the useless, parasitic fat that has been the root cause of our current financial turmoil.
What must be pointed out [...]
There are lots of misconceptions about atheism that are very pervasive. Perhaps you share some of them and don’t know it. Here’s a primer to help people understand the truth about atheism.
1. What exactly is Atheism?
a = not
theism = belief in a supernatural creator
a + theism = not having belief in a supernatural creator
Atheism is [...]
I’ve been ardently in love with good beer for at least a decade. In that time, I’ve heard several people tell me that they get upset when a server gives them a cold Guinness and then tell me how it’s supposed to be served warm.
Let’s clear up this load of crap right away!
I’ve even heard [...]
When I was growing up, I alternated between living with my atheist, almost nihilist father, and my very spiritual mother.
My dad would dismiss out of hand anything supernatural, while my mother was almost too eager to believe in anything supernatural.
Of course, when you are a child, you want to believe in fantastic things. You want [...]
No spoilers, just a review…
Before seeing this movie, I heard basically two opinions on it. The first was that it would be the most amazing cinematic experience ever to be shown to humankind, and the second was that it would be all visuals, no substance.
I am happy to say that the former is true.
As has [...]
I’ve been receiving fearful emails from various folks who are worked up about politics, and I felt that one of my recent responses to them was worth sharing. Hope this is of help to anyone. I think you may find this refreshing.
Obama and Bush are not opposed. At the top, Democrat, Republican, left, right, conservative, [...]