Do you think that the lottery is finely tuned for people to win? The universe is much like that. Most of it is empty. Most of it is inhospitable to human life. Most of the other planets in our solar system is not useful to us as is. Much of the Earth is not for [...]
Posted by EnthusOcn on 04.07.2009 at 10:32 am// Tagged: Religion
If education is good, and indoctrination is bad, what’s the difference? Personally, it concerns me that parents are allowed to indoctrinate their children in to their religion. Of course parents should teach their children everything they need to know in order to live successful, fulfilled lives. And parents who indoctrinate their children with religion believe [...]
Posted by EnthusOcn on 04.05.2009 at 3:06 pm// Tagged: Critical Thinking, Politics, Religion
On a recent CBC Radio 1 Quirks & Quarks (2009-03-28) episode they were talking about growing meat in a lab. The guest said that he believed that he could grow meat cheaper in doors. Also, this avoids ethical concerns about how we treat the animals that are our food. But will people accept this food? [...]
Posted by EnthusOcn on 04.04.2009 at 1:04 pm// Tagged: Technology
I worry that if the human race is going to have it’s end soon it will be through apathy and ignorance. Apathy and ignorance on the part of the masses is what allows the type of evils we see in the world today. The evil committed by the fanatics and the otherwise engaged is clearly [...]
Posted by EnthusOcn on 04.03.2009 at 6:59 pm// Tagged: Politics, Social Issues
Here is a list of Alt.Atheism Atheist Quotes of the Month. All listed from Google Group’s archive of usenet postings. 2008 AQOTM for January, 2008 AQOTM for February, 2008 AQOTM for March, 2008 AQOTM for April, 2008 AQOTM for May, 2008 AQOTM for June, 2008 AQOTM for July, 2008 AQOTM for August, 2008 AQOTM for [...]
Posted by EnthusOcn on 04.03.2009 at 2:16 pm// Tagged: Religion
Here, for ease of finding, I am going to try to link together all the Alt.Atheism Theist Quote of the Month nomination postings. Why the nomination? I prefer the list of all entries by date than the the final announcement. I will simply link to them on Google Groups. 2007 TQOTM for January, 2007 TQOTM [...]
Posted by EnthusOcn on 04.02.2009 at 2:00 pm// Tagged: Religion