Category Archives: Philosophy

Wiesman spoke in class today

Posted on October 9, 2012 by

Actually, it was yesterday, and there was no splatter on the blackboard. In fact, there wasn’t even a blackboard. I digress. Once again I spoke to a class of Christian high school students taught by my high school friend Dr. … Continue reading →

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Ze Frank is back!

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Four or five years ago, my friend sent me a link to something called “Ze Frank” and told me to watch it. I did. I went on to watch a video by Ze just about every day for the rest … Continue reading →

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Non-crazy Republicans should declare victory and vote for Obama

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

I am the black sheep of my family. Wait, that’s not quite right. I’m the moderately dark gray sheep of my family. Off-white sheep? My father was an evangelical pastor (Nazarenes, holla!) and is now a director at the denomination … Continue reading →

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Two conversations about Afghanistan

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

I had two very different conversations yesterday with friends who read my last post about the massacre in Afghanistan. Both expressed opinions that were essentially to my Left, ideologically, and yet they were almost completely opposite from each other. The … Continue reading →

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Pascal’s Wager and the GOP Presidential Nominee

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

inuyesta’s excellent post about which GOP candidate liberals should want to win the GOP nomination got me to thinking a bit about the possible outcomes of either Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum winning the nomination. In college, back in the … Continue reading →

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Which GOP Candidate Should Liberals Be Rooting For?

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

In light of the emergence of Rick Santorum as an actual contender for the GOP nomination, Mitt Romney’s sudden resurgence in this week’s polling, and tonight’s debate – sure to be a major moment in the Michigan, Arizona, and Super … Continue reading →

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NASA Captures Video of Earth-Sized Sun Tornado

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

First, a link to the video and accompanying story.  Here’s a quote from the story, in case the title of this post isn’t enough to make you click it. Terry Kucera, a solar physicist with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, told … Continue reading →

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20 Things I Learned in Atlantic City

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

To everyone out there who’s been jonesing for some new inuyesta posts, I apologize for my absence this weekend. I promise there was a good reason for my absence though. You see, this weekend I made my first-ever trip to … Continue reading →

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The competency question

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

First of all, congratulations to the Republican Party of Nevada who have somehow completed the monumental task of counting 33,000 votes in about 33 hours.  That’s 1,000 votes per hour folks. Party officials blame the delay on voting discrepancies and … Continue reading →

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Cultural Values in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

**Warning!**  The following post contains spoilers for both the Swedish and English film adaptations of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.  If by chance you have not seen one or both of these films and don’t wish to have elements … Continue reading →

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