Tag Archives: human nature

1minion continues debating 5 year old article

I’d found this article Interpretation versus belief a couple weeks ago and I thought it’d be fun to write a response from the atheist point of view. This is part two. (Read part 1) Phillip Owens argues that the bible … Continue reading

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The nature of character

This is the part two I promised I’d write yesterday. Part one had to do with morality and how it seems to be culturally determined and socially enforced. Professor Emer O’Hagan’s talk last night was titled “Do We Lack Moral … Continue reading

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It’s time to sneak a peek at Billy Graham’s mail again

I’d do this more often, but Graham’s advice to people always runs the same tired route, and I hate having to repeat myself. Here’s yesterday’s issue. What makes us any different from other animals except for our superior mental abilities? … Continue reading

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What are my thoughts about global warming?

In an earlier post, a commenter named Maranda asked me to broach a topic I’ve never really touched on in here – the whole global warming issue and where I happen to sit in terms of the debate. You can … Continue reading

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The Honesty Project: am I really a bad person?

Godlessgirl is suggesting bloggers do a series of blogposts (or tweets etc) being completely and totally honest. We’re supposed to do this for a whole week. What fun for readers, eh? Yesterday on Twitter I complained about the gossip at … Continue reading

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