Life Without a Net
Archive for January 2010
The Quest for “Human”
“If I Ever Lose My Faith In You” Sting You could say I lost my faith in science and progress You could say I lost my belief in the holy church You could say I lost my sense of direction You could say all of this and worse but If I ever lose my faith … Continue reading
Markus, the Male Prostitute
It’s a bizarre twist on the gender equality battle. Last week the Shady Lady Ranch, one of the few legal brothels in America, hired the country’s first legal male prostitute. ”Markus” is a 25 year old college dropout who did a brief stint as a porn star before being hired as a prostitute. The internet … Continue reading
Atheism and Loneliness
I love the show, Mythbusters. In an age where Americans are some of the most credulous people in the civilized world, it’s refreshing to have a show that’s all about teaching young people the value of critical thinking and scientific investigation. Perhaps more importantly, I think it’s great that the hosts encourage us to challenge … Continue reading
Humans are Part Virus?
I’ve got to admit. This shocked me. Scientists at UT Arlington have discovered that a significant portion of human genetic material can be traced to viral insertion. To be poetic about it, humans might be 8% virus! This is significant on several levels. It might have significant implications for the study of Schizophrenia and some … Continue reading
Pat Robertson is a Douche
Pardon me, but fuck this guy in his fuckhole. There are very few things I despise more than people like Pat Robertson who use human tragedy to sell hatred. Especially when it’s hatred disguised as compassion. I really hate that. “Yeah. We love all those poor Haitians, even though they’re instruments of the Devil himself, … Continue reading
14 Deadly Sins
Not that I spend much time keeping up with the Vatican’s Litany of Lunacy, but I’m sorry I missed this when it hit the news last February. The Unchanging and Forever Perfect Word of God™ has been altered slightly to include new sins that God had apparently not thought of when he wrote the Bible. … Continue reading
What is Reason Based Faith?
In response to my last post, Dean Cameron has made the following snarky reply: Perhaps some of us Religious People should consider taking up Reason-Based Faith! Oh, wait. Some already have! Never mind. I’m actually glad someone said this. It brings into sharp relief a problem we run into in almost every discussion of religion. … Continue reading
Faith is the Enemy, not Religion
Back in 2008, Paul Bloom wrote an article for Slate that discussed the ongoing debate about atheists vs theists and cultural morality. I recently re-read Bloom’s article, and was struck by something I glossed over two years ago: Other aspects of religion vary across cultures and across individuals within cultures. There are factual beliefs, such as … Continue reading
Top Ten: Faults in Human Thought
A few days ago, I mentioned some of the more common fallacies of thought exposed by cognitive behavioral therapy. Today, I stumbled across a really nice blog post highlighting some of these, as well as other common faulty modes of thought. I’d like to encourage my readers to check out the ORIGINAL POST. Here … Continue reading
Why Do I Hammer Beliefs?
Dodger asks, “So i ask you again, why have you started a blog where you try hammer beliefs, which are neither better nor worse than yours?” It’s a fair question to ask, and I think it’s important enough to answer in a separate blog post. To begin with, let’s be very careful of the language … Continue reading
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