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Argument about Violent Rhetoric Leading to Violent Action
All forms of violent rhetoric leads to or causes violent actions. All violent actions are wrong and they should be prevented. Violent political rhetoric (e.g. putting crosshairs on a map) lead to the assassination attempt in Arizona. Violent music (e.g. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aesthetics, Culture, Government, Logic, Politics
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Thinking about Acting Immorally
Suppose action A is morally wrong. Person S does not plan to do A because s/he sincerely believes that doing it is wrong. However, s/he is very tempted to do A, and so S constantly thinks about doing A but … Continue reading
What I’ve Learned this Past Year — 2010 Edition
If you know me, I don’t do New Years Resolutions. Instead, I reflect on the past year. To me, if one hasn’t learned things within the past year, then it’s as if one hasn’t gained wisdom. And if that’s the case, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Economics, Free Will, Health, Psychology, Relationships, Religion
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Movies for each state
An interesting view of how each state has been represented in movies. You can the whole thing here.
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Let’s See What’s in the News Today: 12/20/2010
Economics An interesting article arguing that tax cuts do NOT create jobs. The argument uses something simple: math. Now there’s some facts you can’t dispute with. Steven Landsburg has an interesting libertarian argument saying that if you’re against the health … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Logic, News, Pornography, Sexuality
Tagged Economics, Logic, News, Pornography, Sexuality
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First Semester is Done!
Well, my first semester as a Ph. D. student is done and although I am excited that I’m back in academia as a student, I’m also relieved that it’s over. I’m not sure how to take this first semester, so I’ll just … Continue reading
Posted in Grad School, Plato, Politics, Religion
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What’s in a Name?
Barack Hussein Obama. Not many people emphasize the middle name. But when they do, they really emphasize it. This emphasis is also a disparaging or harsh tone. This emphasis is usually from people that hate Obama. Why is that? Oh, … Continue reading
Let’s See What’s in the News Today: 11/28/2010
Relationships and Sexuality In the Time Magazine this week, the headline cover was Who Needs Marriage? The results are quite interesting: the more educated and wealthy you are, the more likely you get married. Here are some more interesting stats … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Economics, Marriage, News, Paper Topic, Relationships, Respect, Sexuality
Tagged Culture, Economics, Marriage, News, Paper Topic, Relationships, Sexuality
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Interview about Supernormal Stimuli
At Forgoodreason.org, I’m listening to an interview about how our instincts have become “supernormal” in our evolution to the point where it’s starting to be detrimental to us. Example: our ancestors were always on the go and so to compensate … Continue reading
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Let’s See What’s in the News Today: 11/14/2010
Science: The Large Hadron Collider has created a “mini big-bang” which will give scientists a better understanding of the universe. Check out some of the strangest 10 facts about the universe. My favorite is number one: Gödel’s incompleteness theorems still … Continue reading
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