In which we, along with a disappointed viewer, are are schooled by a very smart cat regarding symbols, meaning, and discourse. If you are not familiar with The Pinky Show, check them out. Though simple, compelling. I always gain at least one new way to look at things. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaESuQQRask[/youtube] If…
I just found another interesting article at the U.N. Observer. It reports on the recent dismissal of a suit for damages filed by prisoners being held at Guantanamo: In a 43-page opinion, Circuit Judge Karen Lecraft Henderson found that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a statute that applies by its…
Here is an article from the U.N. Observer that asks some good questions and provides some troubling statistics.
In Steven Pinker's article, published in the NYT Magazine, you'll learn of many of the new developments in the scientific study of morality, many of these new findings unearthed by neuroscientists. The study of morality has come a long way in the past ten years. It's no longer an exercise in…
This collection is a bit too painful to read at length, actually. If you ever doubt that fundamentalism is destructive to a healthy intellect, visit this collection and read a few entries. If you want to see the original entries, the links are waiting for you. And in case anyone is…