Category Archives: Philosophy

The Day of No Magical Thinking

Posted on March 29, 2008 by

I was on my home from snowboarding today (thanks to the timely arrival of a snowstorm in the Cascades) thinking of writing this entry. When I got home and turned my TV on, I found an uncanny coincidence between my … Continue reading →

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Christopher Hitchens, Alister McGrath Debate on Religion

Posted on March 5, 2008 by

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6851159367044940771

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Heroism: Two Movies

Posted on April 15, 2007 by

Warning: possible spoilers below. This is not intended as a movie review, but rather a discussion assuming the reader’s already seen the movies. I watched The Wind That Shakes the Barley this weekend, and The Lives of Others last weekend. … Continue reading →

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Darwinism in Practice: The Choking Game

Posted on April 15, 2007 by

CNN’s Rick Sanchez has a story about the “Choking Game” (Wikipedia article here). While I feel bad for the families of these idiotic kids, in a larger sense, I can’t help but feeling those kids are doing us all a … Continue reading →

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Daniel Dennett lecture at RIT

Posted on April 11, 2007 by

Tonight (or last night I should say, as it’s now past midnight), I attended the capstone lecture in RIT’s 2006/7 Gannett lecture series, given by Daniel Dennet. I don’t intend this as a full review of the lecture, as I’m … Continue reading →

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