Category Archives: religion
Things I don’t get
I think this post has something for all the classes of people that I know have ever read my blog. 1) Why free speech advocates reject the “but it will offend Muslims!” argument as if it were clearly not worth … Continue reading
Filed under libertarianism, ranting, religion
Quote of the Week: Herding the Flock
All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician and ridiculous to the philosopher. –Lucretius
Filed under Quote of the Week, religion
More Stats from okcupid
These people are awesome…I don’t think I’ve linked to their previous few posts on the blog before, although I have shared their results before on Google Reader and/or Twitter. This is the latest, the real stuff white people like, on … Continue reading
Filed under christianity, links, nerdy, religion
A Small Miracle; Or, an Improbable Chain of Events
Here’s a little story that happened last night: I had just spent an extended weekend at home and just before I had to leave, I realized that I had lost my key ring, which had the keys to my room … Continue reading
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[Insert Scientology Joke Here]
I think this is a pretty ridiculous assertion overall, but it’s still interesting. Why there is no Jewish Narnia: To put it crudely, if Christianity is a fantasy religion, then Judaism is a science fiction religion. If the former is … Continue reading
Filed under books, christianity, religion
In Defence of Mini skirts
A friend of mine had commented on this post as yet another example of the “miniskirt theory of modernity”(“Afghan women not only attended Kabul University, they did so in miniskirts”). (For those not familiar with the term, it’s not considered … Continue reading
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Since I Can’t Write My Professional Ethics exam anyway…
A friend of mine asked for my opinion on this article, and since I ended up writing so much, I felt I ought to share. Essentially, it is a Christian response to the “How can there be a God if … Continue reading
Filed under christianity, religion
In Which I Rant
A vast amount of blog posts and articles and even one best selling novel has been written on “Life in IIT”. Just about every student here has attempted at least one, and nearly all of them are half-baked and incomplete … Continue reading
Objective Reality, Rationalism and the Nature of Belief
I was in the middle of an utterly normal conversation with a friend when it suddenly veered off into a discussion of whether beliefs are a matter of choice. I said, obviously not, and she said, “of course they are!”. … Continue reading
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An Observation
I have been trying to think of some short, descriptive phrases for myself, and this is what I came up with. Moderate Nerd:I can code, I can talk basic (and possibly college-level) science*, can understand the general idea behind most … Continue reading
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