So it’s an hour past midnight on the day I usually put my philosophical lectures up. After covering God, ethics, politics, and the mind, I thought I’d finish up with truth, knowledge, and all that jazz. I got about half a posts worth of material on truth out, and realized that I don’t actually know [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Celebrities without makeup
Posted by Chris Hallquist on October 21, 2008
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Via Feministe, a post that is exactly what it says on the tin. I found a useful question to ask myself in looking at these is “if this woman showed up at swing dancing night on Wednesday, would she be among the more attractive there?” In a few cases, the answer is “yes,” but I’d [...]
Joe Wurzelbacher
Posted by Chris Hallquist on October 20, 2008
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That’s Joe the Plumber’s real name. The more Serious political blogs don’t seem to be worrying much about this story, but a few are having fun with it. It’s nice to know a little about the guy, and it makes McCain’s appeals to “Joe the Plumber” all the more ridiculous, making a potentially interesting point [...]
Carnivalia
Posted by Chris Hallquist on October 20, 2008
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*The 80th Philosopher’s Carnival. *The 56th Encephalon. *The 116th Tangled Bank
Religulous
Posted by Chris Hallquist on October 20, 2008
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Via Hemant, Steel City Skeptics is collecting