Monthly Archives: December 2009

Frank Schaeffer is “Crazy for God”

Posted on December 28, 2009 by shaunmiller

In the latest Point of Inquiry, Frank Schaeffer talks about how his father started the Religious Right movement and how it “hijacked” the Republican Party from the late 1970’s to the present.  He also explains how the latest rhetoric about … Continue reading →

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Peter Singer on Charities

Posted on December 23, 2009 by shaunmiller

I got this on my philosophy calendar: [Peter Singer] poses a deal to earn money to buy a new TV by “selling” a homeless child to a corporation that will harvest his organs for transplants.  Way bad, we agree.  But, … Continue reading →

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The Known Universe

Posted on December 18, 2009 by shaunmiller

Simply Amazing.  The Known Universe zooms out from Tibet to the limits of the observable universe.  Better yet, watch it full-screen in HD. What’s even more amazing is that everything is in scale unlike other models that shown previously.  Thus, … Continue reading →

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Some Solutions to the Global Warming Crisis

Posted on December 14, 2009 by shaunmiller

This is an interesting Pascal’s Wager type of bet.  So instead of saying if Global Warming is true or not, he’s saying let’s make a bet on how we should act.  In fact, the truth about Global Warming becomes moot.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Global Warming, Logic, Science | 14 Comments

Brain Rules!!

Posted on December 8, 2009 by shaunmiller

If you go here, you can check out some brain rules.  I’ve read the book and it’s a very fast read.  I’ll also include it on my blogroll. The point behind all this is that we have an idea how … Continue reading →

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The Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers

Posted on December 3, 2009 by shaunmiller

Here. I’ll have to look some of them up.

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