Monthly Archives: May 2009

Torture is to Our Disadvantage

Posted on May 3, 2009 by shaunmiller

Two articles from Newsweek. The first one deals with how implementing torture has made us hardened.  For example, ten years ago, you would’ve thought that water boarding is torture, just plain wrong.  But now, most Americans find water boarding acceptable, … Continue reading →

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Al-Zawahiri is the Threat, not bin Laden

Posted on May 2, 2009 by shaunmiller

Doesn’t surprise me, but a report showed that al-Zawahiri is the guy calling the shots.  From the report: “Although Bin Laden remains the group’s ideological figurehead, Zawahiri has emerged as Al Qaeda’s strategic and operational planner,” the report added. People … Continue reading →

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Torture and Religiousity

Posted on May 2, 2009 by shaunmiller

Taken from a survey which you can read here. Apparently. . . The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists, according to a new survey. Indeed, the more religious … Continue reading →

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My most Influential Philosophers

Posted on May 1, 2009 by shaunmiller

I wanted to get a clear view of what philosophers have influenced me the most.  What ideas do I take, and how have they affected me in my life?  Here they are in order: 1.  Arthur Schopenhauer.  He was known … Continue reading →

Posted in Aesthetics, Daniel Dennett, Epistemology, Ethics, Existentialism, Experts, Hume, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, Pragmatism, Religion, Schopenhauer, Sexuality | 5 Comments