Category Archives: Daily Links and Notes

Since My Deconversion: I Think I’ve Been in Denial About Christian Insincerity. http://feedly.com/k/1h5kfrs

http://rationalist.org.uk/articles/4577/jarvis-cocker-and-the-art-of-blasphemy

The Great Debate? Nye vs. Ham (RJS) http://feedly.com/k/1aylQD2

http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/sy-kravitzs-astonishing-deathbed-conversion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sy-kravitzs-astonishing-deathbed-conversion

http://blog.oup.com/2014/02/de-extinction-could-technology-save-nature/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+oupblog+(OUPblog)

http://io9.com/5919873/belief-in-an-angry-god-is-the-strongest-predictor-of-a-countrys-crime-rate

The Guardian Many people were also enraged by Kuhn’s description of most scientific activity as mere “puzzle-solving” – as if mankind’s most earnest quest for knowledge was akin to doing the Times crossword. But in fact these critics were over-sensitive. A puzzle … Continue reading →

Really? The ugly truth about this show hasn’t always been obvious? Link

Dreher link which lead to Haidt’s link.  Skilled arguers are not after the truth but after arguments supporting their views.” When self-interest, partisan identity, or strong emotions are involved, reasoning turns into a lawyer, using all its powers to reach … Continue reading →

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