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Category Archives: Social/Cultural
I Am An Atheist
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 Atheism, God, Reason, Religion, Zeus
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Above the Influence
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 Above the Influence, Drugs
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Sam Harris on Self Defense
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 Sam Harris, Self Defense, Violence
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Natural Selection Made Easy
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 Evolution, Natural Selection, Pothler54, Youtube
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Are Atheists Immoral: Part 1
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 Atheism, Ethics, Evil, God, Morality, Religion
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Happy Halloween
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