Author Archives: james
It seems natural for non-believers to argue their points to the religiously inclined, but will it ever make a difference? Leaders of the ‘atheist’ community such as Prof. Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennet, et al. make a habit of debating vigorously the viewpoint of rationality to those in the religious camps. They know the material and the arguments quite well and are all extremely intelligent, but are they fighting a losing battle? I think it is time to stop giving … Continue reading
I don’t consider myself an ‘atheist’, but rather more of an ‘anti-theist’ styled after the ideology of the late Christopher Hitchens. Like many, I grew up going to church and believing what was taught there. As my doubts about the validity of religious doctrine grew in number and scope, I drifted away from regular attendance toward a life without god in any form. It began to seem as though god was not necessary to live an introspective and responsible life. … Continue reading
So, I’ve been in the New York area for two weeks now. . . and this trip really blows. So, as a service to both of my readers I will attempt to give a simple 4 step plan for making your next trip to the big apple suck as much as mine. Step 1: Be away from your family for an extended period of time. We are in the midst of tough times, and gone are the days when … Continue reading
I enjoy writing with WordPress, but sometimes I’d like to write a post offline or just not use a browser-based interface. Enter Blogilo. So far I like the feature set (although there are some small omissions) and the UI is easy to understand and use. It will work with most major blogging platforms and (best of all) is engineered for Ubuntu. You can configure multiple blog sites to use with Blogilo, so consolidating all of your blogs is a cinch. … Continue reading
Bachmann: Turn 9-9-9 upside down… http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/10/11/bachmann_the_devil_is_in_the_details_of_cains_9-9-9_plan.html Wow. . . What an intelligent response. Yes, let’s further propagate superstitious bullcrap to an already overly religious public. Now, some preacher in backwoods wherever will take this connection and run with it. Cain will become the antichrist – after all, why wasn’t it a 9-9-8 plan? Oooh, that tricky satan, always up to no good. Instead, Bachmann should have kept her comments on a pragmatic level. As usual though, some idiot always has … Continue reading