Amsterdam, summertime. Aided by a healthy dose of magic mushrooms, some 20-odd years old tourist decides that the fact that he has never flown before has been a consequence of right wing government propaganda rather than of his personal skill in unaided flight. Now his eyes are open and he is more than ready to [...]
It is with great pride and pleasure that I introduce our new member Robert Nijssen. His biographical details, I will leave to his discretion. Having said that, my experiences with Robert are mine to divulge. Certainly among the most critical of my sparring partners in debate, he often raises unexpected, but always well-founded ideas and [...]
I occasionally check out Richard Dawkins’ website, since his blog often re-posts interesting articles and video clips from various sources. About a week ago, for example, they linked to a column that philosopher Julian Baggini had written for a Norwegian Freethought magazine. There are some parts of the article that I agree with, and some [...]
Some people, it seems, have an obsession with hearing “both sides” of everything. Aside from the fact that this stems from a ridiculously oversimplified world-view in which there are precisely two sides to anything, the desperate notion that these sides are always balanced is rather boorish. Arguments should be weighed by their merits and, more [...]
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