Category Archives: Philosophy

Anything to do with the school of thought known as philosophy.

I Am An Atheist

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

The following is a cut and paste from this article on atheismandme.com. Those of you who have followed this blog for a while will likely recognize some of the content from earlier posts on thinkthatthrough. The reason isn’t simple laziness, … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism/Religion, Personal, Philosophy, Rationality, Science, Skepticism, Social/Cultural | Tagged , , , , | 15 Comments

Sam Harris – Lying

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

I mentioned in a previous post that Sam Harris had a new e-book coming out. Unfortunately, it premiered on Kindle and I didn’t get around to reading it until a few days weeks ago when it came out in PDF … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Ethics, Personal, Philosophy, Rationality, Social/Cultural | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Above the Influence

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

Make sure you read the entirety of the above screen capture. This made me laugh like crazy. (No, I wasn’t high.) The best kind of hilarious stuff is the kind that makes you think. Are drugs as bad as its … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Personal, Philosophy, Skepticism, Social/Cultural | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Sam Harris on Self Defense

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

So I’m gonna be really lazy with my posts for the next few days. I got Modern Warfare 3 last night (One-word review: Meh) and On Thursday night I’ll be getting Skryim. Also, I get my copy of Inheritance tomorrow … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Personal, Philosophy, Social/Cultural | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Natural Selection Made Easy

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

Courtesy of YouTube user Potholer54, I bring you Natural Selection Made Easy. This is number six in his series of videos that aims to educate the non-scientifically inclined about some of the coolest things we know. For more on his … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Philosophy, Science, Social/Cultural | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Missing Link?

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

The accusation that there are gaps in the fossil record is extremely common among the evolution deniers. I plan to cover this topic a lot more than I’m going to tonight. Basically, the claim is that the fossil record is … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Philosophy, Science | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Aliens Over For Dinner

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

Stephan Hawking, the famous physicist and cosmologist, has a known stance on whether or not we should try and contact alien life and invite them over for tea: “Don’t.” I was excited when I learned that a famous intellectual giant … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Consciousness, Philosophy, Science, Technology | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Are Atheists Immoral: Part 1

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

First, a one-minute video: Whew! I thought she was serious at first too! The first fifteen seconds are exactly what I’ve heard over and over (and over and over) from religious people. There appear to be only three ways to … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism/Religion, Ethics, Philosophy, Social/Cultural | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Evolution in 3 Minutes

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

So I didn’t have a post ready for today. I’m working on what I hope will be a good post, but it’s taking a lot longer than expected. Plus, as I think I mentioned before, my new job conflicts with … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Science | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Intro to Cosmos

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

As I mentioned in a very early post, I’m a big fan of Carl Sagan’s television documentary series from the 1980s. This youtube video shows the first five minutes of the series, and it very, very, much worth the time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational, Personal, Philosophy, Science, Skepticism | Tagged , , | 1 Comment