Monthly Archives: December 2011
Attack of the Unlibrarian
I am generally fairly IT savvy (I even have an ancient IT degree), but at the same time I am rather unconvinced that the future is as digital as everyone says. In particular I have been appalled at the constant … Continue reading
Filed under Academe, Education, General Science, Journalism, Politics
Adopt an atheist auction
Greg Laden is reporting that the Catholic League of America is calling for Catholics to adopt an atheist. I think this is an excellent idea! In fact, I think it should be expanded. Every religion should compete to adopt atheists. … Continue reading
A busy fortnight
So, I have been rather active for the last fortnight (that’s two weeks for Americans). I visited Canberra to work on a species concept paper with a colleague, Brent Mishler. I attended a philosophy of biology workshop in Bundanoon, a … Continue reading
Filed under Administrative, Philosophy, Species concept
Can an atheist have a code of ethics?
I posted this on Quora, but I thought I might put it here as well, and add a couple of things: A while back I gave a talk to a group of theologians on the question of Darwinian accidents. It … Continue reading
Filed under Ethics and Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, Religion
Wilkins hides in fear
I haven’t been engaging much recently. There is an Official Story and a Privileged Narrative. The Official Story is that I have submitted, revised or refined several recent papers for publication, met with a coauthor in Canberra (eight hours due … Continue reading
Filed under Administrative
