Pastorale 12 May 2008 From Wiley: And while we’re on the topic… I went and watched the sermon in which the famous quotes appeared. And you know what? It surprises me that anyone would think them problematic. America really is engaged in a war of payback, and it is indeed reaping what it sowed (as all empires do when their conquered territories become strong enough to challenge them). And Wright was in fact quoting someone lese, an ambassador, when he said that. Moreover he clearly doesn’t think Malcolm X was right about religion, but about his analysis of the role of race in America, and I think that is true. And while you might quibble that the god of Christians has always been against slavery (the Rev. might like to explain Paul’s views on the matter), clearly America should not be blessed by anyone for its treatment of those from “unapproved” ethnic origins. God damn America indeed. If anything, I’m disappointed that Obama didn’t stand up and say those things in his famous speech. But some things are not to be said in America today, which is a real pity. Politics Race and politics Social evolution
Censorship The first casualty 26 Jul 2010 The increasing intention of western and non-western governments to censor the internet is usually put in terms of “child protection”, although it is very unlikely to be affected by censorship, merely by using uncensorable techniques like Torrents. But one has to wonder if the real reason is more to do… Read More
Religion The religious we have always with us 23 Oct 2008 In my recent talk on secularism, I declared that there will always be religion, and a secularist ought to get used to that fact. Secularists have assumed that a secular society will cause religion to wither away and die, but this seems to me a foolish thing to believe. Every… Read More
Biology Griffiths on Human Nature, report 14 Aug 2009 I see that Michael Fridman at a Nadder! has given a short rundown of Paul Griffiths’ lecture on Human Nature. I feel very guilty not to have done my own account. I have been trying to get my motorcycle registered, and it wasn’t that easy in New South Wales… So… Read More
Yeah the things I hear him say… he mixes things that are reasonable critiques, with totally wacky stuff like “The government invented AIDS”. Where’d you find the whole sermon?
The cartoon is similar to one from January (here’s a dead link), with the title “If we hired people the same way we elect them”. I actually used it on the opening slide of my presentation at a job interview, and then referenced in in the final slide with the text “So remember, hire me, or the terrorists win”. I didn’t get the job.
The cartoon is similar to one from January (here’s a dead link), with the title “If we hired people the same way we elect them”. I actually used it on the opening slide of my presentation at a job interview, and then referenced in in the final slide with the text “So remember, hire me, or the terrorists win”. I didn’t get the job.
The cartoon is similar to one from January (here’s a dead link), with the title “If we hired people the same way we elect them”. I actually used it on the opening slide of my presentation at a job interview, and then referenced in in the final slide with the text “So remember, hire me, or the terrorists win”. I didn’t get the job.
The cartoon is similar to one from January (here’s a dead link), with the title “If we hired people the same way we elect them”. I actually used it on the opening slide of my presentation at a job interview, and then referenced in in the final slide with the text “So remember, hire me, or the terrorists win”. I didn’t get the job.
Hear Hear! I didn’t think rev. Wright was that far off the beam. Certainly not as far off as Chuck Hagee. But he seems to have hit upon one of the things you can’t say. Which in this case seems to be “sometimes we’re the bad guy”. Can’t never say that ’bout ‘Merica!
Hear Hear! I didn’t think rev. Wright was that far off the beam. Certainly not as far off as Chuck Hagee. But he seems to have hit upon one of the things you can’t say. Which in this case seems to be “sometimes we’re the bad guy”. Can’t never say that ’bout ‘Merica!
Hear Hear! I didn’t think rev. Wright was that far off the beam. Certainly not as far off as Chuck Hagee. But he seems to have hit upon one of the things you can’t say. Which in this case seems to be “sometimes we’re the bad guy”. Can’t never say that ’bout ‘Merica!
Even the AIDS thing is not as whacked out as it seems: Google “tuskegee syphilis” to see what I mean. Yes, it’s paranoid, but damn it’s understandable paranoia.
Even the AIDS thing is not as whacked out as it seems: Google “tuskegee syphilis” to see what I mean. Yes, it’s paranoid, but damn it’s understandable paranoia.