Category Archives: Philosophy and Religion

Things I’ve Learned from World History

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As I mentioned way back here, I’ve been avoiding television and radio in an effort to wean myself from idiocy. As part of that effort, I’ve been partaking of some of the Great Courses offered by The Teaching Company. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Education, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged history, The Great Courses, The Teaching Company, Western Civilization, World History | 32 Comments

Linkage

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Is central banking the cause, not the cure? Foseti shares some excellent life advice. Ditching veganism. Should sex and flirtation ever be acceptable as part of office life? Who tends to be a believer? Who tends to … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and health, Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics, Sex | Tagged Aspergers Syndrome, atheism, Christopher Lasch, Foseti, HBDChick, immigration, religion, Steve Sailer, veganism | 4 Comments

Atheism and Empathy

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: At the epiphenom blog, Tomas Rees takes a look at empathy and atheism. The title of the blog post is “Atheists Lack Empathy and Understanding”. The post reviews existing studies that correlate atheism and autism and goes on … Continue reading →

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A Pentagram Solution?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: In a recent New York Review of Books, Timothy Garton Ash weighed in on the subject of multiculturalism. Correction: make that “subjects” of multiculturalism, in the plural, since the word has multiple meanings. “Multiculturalism” has become a term of … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy and Religion, Politics and Economics | Tagged Isaiah Berlin, liberalism, multiculturalism, New York Review of Books, pentagram, Timothy Garton Ash | 2 Comments

Montaigne Unchained!

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster quotes Montaigne: “The weakness of our condition makes it impossible for things to come into our experience in their natural simplicity and purity. The elements we enjoy are corrupted, and the metals likewise; the gold must be debased by … Continue reading →

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Touching the Void

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: AND Quite apart from any offense that might be taken by a believer, proselytizing, especially about atheism, just doesn’t seem to be good form. Plus, since Dawkins comes across as a snooty academic, his testimony can be considered … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Philosophy and Religion | 8 Comments

Interfaith Dialogue

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Following up on Fabrizio’s atheism post. Worth looking at the numbers. Here is Pew’s assessment of religious affiliation in the United States. The unaffiliated make for a large number–over 16%, or 10 times the number of Jews or … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy and Religion | Tagged interfaith dialogue | 1 Comment

Goosing My Religion

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Atheism is big these days. Have you noticed? And by “big” I don’t mean that a lot of people don’t believe in god (that’s been the case for a while); I mean that a lot of people … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal reflections, Philosophy and Religion | Tagged atheism, Buddha, Confucius, Einstein, Isaac Newton, Marx, Mr. Miyagi, Nietzsche, Plato, religion, Socrates | 13 Comments

Excellent Email Subject o th Season

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Messiah Returns to Brandeis Join the Brandeis community for our annual community sing-along of George Frideric Handel’s stunning oratorio MESSIAH. It is led by students from the Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra and the Brandeis University Chorus under the direction of Professor James Olesen. This year, there will be … Continue reading →

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Reading List on Sci-Tech and Ethics

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: What ethical assumptions will need to be written into the programs for driverless cars, and who will make the decisions? Is it moral to print a gun? Is the return of eugenics in some form inevitable?