One of the things that sends me straight up a wall to paw helplessly and violently at ceilings comprised of crushed glass, old nails, and asbestos fibers is when I hear a young woman blithely claim that she isn’t a Feminist and, in fact, “wouldn’t want to be one.” They…
“Thou shalt not kill” (often translated as “You shall not murder”) has outlived its usefulness. It’s time to repeal this Commandment. Better yet, we should rewrite it to reflect society’s true moral policy regarding human conduct that causes death. Rewrite it as: “You may act in such a way that…
Here's an interview with journalist Lisa Guernsey, the author of a new book on this multi-faceted topic of television and young children. Her book is titled Into the Minds of Babes: How Screen Time Affects Children from Birth to Age Five. Guernsey was asked about Baby Einstein (I previously discussed this product at…
The current edition of Science (September 7, 2007- articles available only to subscribers online) contains a short article entitled "The Art of Virtual Persuasion." The author notes a wide variety of studies that have shown that "people who mimic the gestures or speech of others are often perceived by those…
It's not so much that beliefs clash, but that the basis for believing clashes between those who embrace extradinary religious claims and those who don't. Over at Daylight Atheism, Ebonmuse illustrates this topic well, asking why the extraordinary events of the Bible, many of them allegedly witnessed by thousands, fell…