Philosophy & science carnivals
June 30, 2008 by Chris Hallquist
Filed under carnivalia
*The 72nd Philosopher’s Carnival is up at The Brooks Blog. Includes a review of a Paul Churchland book I’ll have to get and a list of reasons to read Dante.
*The 108th edition of the Tangled Bank is up at Wheat-Dog’s World. Includes a piece on Bill Dembski and Ken Miller that I’ll have to comment [...]
“3 from Lesbos sue gay group over ‘Lesbian’ name”
June 30, 2008 by Chris Hallquist
Filed under headlines news
ATHENS, Greece – Three islanders from Lesbos told a court Tuesday that gay women insult their home’s identity by calling themselves lesbians.
These les… lesbosians?… really need to be more grateful. To the average member of the outside world, their island is known for only three things: lesbians, lesbians, and being the target of overused comedy [...]
Parkinson’s and schizophrenia
June 29, 2008 by Chris Hallquist
Filed under Science Sunday, biology, mind, science
This is a post about two seemingly unrelated subjects.
The first is Parkinson’s disease. It’s a disease known for striking the old, causing hands that just can’t stop shaking. In extreme cases, patients display an odd inability to initiate movement on their own. They just sit there, seemingly deprived of all movement. But if you throw [...]
What’s the deal with…
June 29, 2008 by Chris Hallquist
Filed under admin
…sites like this?
I get lots and lots of comments tracking back to sites that are nothing but collections of links, including one to my site. They’re mindless enough that they’re probably automated. Though getting a link is nice, I always mark them “spam” because they don’t seem to serve any purpose. And its not as [...]
Reposted uncrediblility: Why our society is secular
June 27, 2008 by Chris Hallquist
Filed under religion, reposted uncredibility, social and literary criticism
>>>This is something I wrote on August 1st, 2005.<<<
I’ve made a couple posts giving contradicting angles on where atheists stand in our society. In the first, I argued pop culture, and American daily life in general, is atheistic. In another, I made a joking proposal on improving the image of atheists, but noting [...]