Category Archives: Social/Cultural

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 →

Rate this:

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 →

Rate this:

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 →

Rate this:

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 →

Rate this:

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 →

Rate this:

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

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 →

Rate this:

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

Happy Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Another long afternoon shift (4 pm to 12 am) and I’m too tired to write anything on my own. Instead, I’ll share the history of Halloween that I found on Wikipedia! Shamelessly cut and pasted below. Enjoy! Historian Nicholas Rogers, … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Random, Social/Cultural | Tagged , | 4 Comments