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Assorted hypotheses on the science-humanities divide.

Reading the comments on my post and Chad's post about the different societal attitudes towards humanities and arts and math and science (especially in terms of what "basic" knowledge a well-educated...

Refuting God's Crucible

This text is written in response to God's Crucible: Islam and the Making of Europe, 570-1215 by David Levering Lewis, an American historian and two-time winner of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. In...

Be Nice to Her ... She's Pretty.

FYI --- This is a "whiny" post.  I'm sorry if you were expecting a controversial argument ... maybe next time.   There were comments made on my previous blog that implied I couldn't...

Why I Think Christianity Is Ridiculous: Part 1

I have recently been arguing that religious beliefs should not be extended unearned respect simply because people believe them and believe them deeply. If the belief is ridiculous perhaps someone...

Book Review: 28: Stories of AIDS in Africa by Stephanie Nolen

Over the past couple of years, I have often wondered how the future will judge us. How kids will read their history books and look back on their ancestors in the late 20th and early 21st centuries?...

Blair knew Bush not prepared for post-war Iraq

With the end of the Blair era arriving this week there is no shortage of reviews of his tenure as PM. Some very interesting information is now coming out and it confirms what others were saying...

oreo.

So back when I was in middle school, I first heard the word oreo. I wasn't to sure what it meant until it was being said to me. Then I knew. So I'm in class, and as a Do-Now our teacher tells us...

DVD Review: Threat - Deluxe Edition 3 Disc Set (2005)

This independent movie, recently released in a three-DVD set, was created in 2005 by King's Mob, a group of mixed-race young adults in the New York hardcore and underground hip-hop scenes. Both of...

Movie Review: Threat - Deluxe Edition 3 Disc Set (2005)

This independent movie, recently released in a three-DVD set, was created in 2005 by King’s Mob, a group of mixed-race young adults in the New York hardcore and underground hip-hop scenes. Both...

The Outrageous Antics of Misinformed Environmental Wonks

While I am not up to date with the way a person living in the 19th Century in New York City would experience day-to-day existence, I am extremely familiar with the way a person living in a...