My gut reaction: I’m not happy with it, but I’m having a hard time getting as upset as Steven Pinker. But the more I think about it, the more I think Pinker has a point. Independent of Collins’ religious views, he’s an immensely plausible candidate, given that he administered the Human Genonme Project. It’s a move [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2009
I’m proud to be an American, where there’s less CCTV
Posted by Chris Hallquist on July 7, 2009
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I didn’t post a happy Fourth of July post, because I was too busy celebrating. Not only was I on vacation–making celebrating to the max a necessity–but it’s so much fun telling the Canadians among my fellow tourists why the Fourth is so much cooler than Canada Day. But, since I’m on vacation, I’ve had [...]
Why Religion Causes Violence
Posted by Chris Hallquist on July 2, 2009
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Orthodox Christianity and Islam–of the “everyone with different beliefs than us deserves to burn in hell” variety–is responsible for some of history’s greatest crimes. This is obvious. Just as obvious as the fact that racism–of the “everyone with a different ethnic background than us is subhuman” variety–is responsible for some of history’s greatest crimes. For [...]