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Why are you reading this? 4 Nov 2011 | 01:58 am
This blog has moved to Freethought Blogs, and is bigger and better than ever !
Religious: free, dumb 13 Oct 2011 | 03:00 am
There are two conflicting definitions of the phrase “religious freedom” . The correct definition is that a person should have complete liberty to believe as they wish – perhaps “freedom of belief” is...
Big fight, little impact 11 Oct 2011 | 09:00 pm
My father, who is a retired social worker ( and a phenomenal photographer ) used to have this book on his bookshelf called “ Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (and it’s All Small Stuff) “. I never read it, ...
Who am I talking to? 11 Oct 2011 | 03:00 am
So this morning I took a pretty strong stance, despite the pseudo-reversal of my previous stance, when it comes to reaching out to religious believers. While I had previously stated that I don’t see t...
Do we care? Reflections on tone, intent, and my audience 10 Oct 2011 | 09:00 pm
People who know me, know that I am an intractable grouch. I am highly intolerant of other people’s opinions, and staunchly refuse to listen to people who have a different perspective on issues than ...
Movie Friday: Keep it Clean 7 Oct 2011 | 09:00 pm
As you may know, I am a musician in addition to being a scientist. I began playing violin when I was 6, began singing lessons at 8, picked up the guitar at 14, and have kind of been going strong ever ...
Colourism: the sweet juice of racism 7 Oct 2011 | 03:00 am
One of my favourite authors of all time is a Canadian named Lawrence Hill. He, like me, is of mixed racial heritage. He, like me, struggled with crafting an identity in an era where ‘biracial’ or ‘mix...
Dressing the Part 6 Oct 2011 | 09:00 pm
Since I began scrutinizing race and race issues closely, I’ve found myself returning repeatedly to my (admittedly cursory) knowledge of psychology. I have found the concepts that are described in the ...
¿Ustedes tambien, Mexico? 6 Oct 2011 | 03:00 am
In 18 months of blogging, I’ve only brought up abortion a handful of times (usually in service of a larger point). Today, for some reason, I’ve got two posts about it. Let’s hope there’s nothing Freud...
Anti-abortion or anti-contraception – choose one 5 Oct 2011 | 09:00 pm
One of my favourite bits of trivia about Christianity specifically is that the teachings attributed to Jesus say far more against hypocrisy than they do about sex. This, of course, does not seem to fa...
