Off Topic: Link to “Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2”
http://democracy2usa.blogspot.com/2016/10/donald-trump-is-idiot-part-2-trumps.html I have published my second post arguing that Trump is an IDIOT. The post is not fully completed, but it is about 75% done, so you can read most of it right now. I plan to complete the post tomorrow (Thursday, October 27th).
Off Topic: Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity
This is the opening of a post that I’m still working on, but hope to complete soon. I will post a link to it here at The Secular Outpost when it is published (on my blog site). Trump Is an IDIOT – Part 2: Foreign Policy Stupidity WARNING: This is a long blog post. I … Off Topic: Donald Trump is an IDIOT – Part 2: Trump’s Foreign Policy Stupidity
Has the Journal Philo Died?
I’ve heard privately from several philosophers that they submitted articles and heard nothing for months. It’s been years since a new issue of the journal came out. If you go to the journal’s new website, there is now a statement that “Philo is no longer accepting submissions.” I have no inside information about what may … Has the Journal <I>Philo</I> Died?
Why Does the U.S. Congress Have Official Chaplains?
Yesterday the Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) sued the U.S. Congress for barring atheist Dan Barker from delivering the invocation. (See here.) I am no attorney — constitutional or otherwise — but it seems to be a blatant violation of the Establishment Clause for Congress to allow Christian invocations, while barring atheist invocations. Why? Because … Why Does the U.S. Congress Have Official Chaplains?
Hope for a Brighter Future – Part 2
In the previous post on this topic I pointed to a recent study which showed that belief in God is on the decline in the United States. Some people, however, have a difficult time accepting this fact, and in order to avoid this “unpleasant” reality engage in various forms of uncritical thinking. Joe Hinman, … Hope for a Brighter Future – Part 2
Apologist Josh McDowell: Internet the Greatest Threat to Christians
(Redated post originally published on 19 November 2011) This is old news, but cries out for a comment. According to The Christian Post, Josh McDowell has declared the Internet to be the greatest threat to Christians. As the editor of an Internet anthology rebutting McDowell’s book Evidence That Demands a Verdict, I naturally found this … Apologist Josh McDowell: Internet the Greatest Threat to Christians
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Has Died
The Governor of the State of Texas issued a press release on the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: “Justice Antonin Scalia was a man of God, a patriot, and an unwavering defender of the written Constitution and the Rule of Law. He was the solid rock who turned away so many attempts … U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Has Died
Ben Carson is Also a POLITICAL Nutcase – Part 1
It looks like Ben Carson’s popularity is fading away, according recent polls (Thank you baby Jesus!). However, he was clearly the number two choice of Republicans from the end of August until early December, and for the first half of November, Carson was neck-and-neck with Trump, tied for first choice of Republicans. Furthermore, the primary elections/caucuses … Ben Carson is Also a POLITICAL Nutcase – Part 1
Springer/Synthese Books Available for Free Download
For a limited time only, Springer is running some kind of promotion now with free downloadable books published in the Synthese library before 2005. For those of you interested in the philosophy of time, that would include Craig’s The Tenseless Theory of Time and The Tensed Theory of Time. (H/T: Glenn Branch)
Silence from the three Nazi, I mean GOP, Presidential Candidates
If a presidential candidate attended a NAZI rally to try to get some votes, and if the leader of the rally spewed hate-mongering rhetoric about working towards a “final solution” for the “Jewish problem” in the USA, do you think the mass media would be interested in reporting this event? Do you think the mass … Silence from the three Nazi, I mean GOP, Presidential Candidates