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Action Philosophers! *

Oct 8th, 2005 | Filed by

‘The idea of relating complex metaphysical concepts through bathroom humor makes perfect sense to me.’… Read the rest



Bush Thinks God Chose Him *

Oct 8th, 2005 | Filed by

‘I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn’t do my job.’… Read the rest



Lack of Qualifications is a Virtue *

Oct 8th, 2005 | Filed by

Education and relevant experience just make people think they’re smart.… Read the rest



Ask Philosophers *

Oct 8th, 2005 | Filed by

Go on, ask them.… Read the rest



What Would Wittgenstein Do? *

Oct 8th, 2005 | Filed by

New philosophy site aims to connect general public with ideas and history.… Read the rest



Secularists Meet to Defy Rise in Religion *

Oct 8th, 2005 | Filed by

Azam Kamguian, Maryam Namazie, Ayaan Hirsi Ali nominated for awards. Hurrah!… Read the rest



Rania al-Baz Flees Saudi Arabia *

Oct 8th, 2005 | Filed by

TV presenter shocked S.A. by publishing photographs of herself after husband beat her.… Read the rest



BBC Backs Away From Bush God Story *

Oct 8th, 2005 | Filed by

White House said ‘he never’ so programme editors were put off.… Read the rest



Bush’s Citation of God ‘Not Literal’ *

Oct 8th, 2005 | Filed by

So he uses the word metaphorically? Interesting.… Read the rest



And the Nominees Are

Oct 8th, 2005 2:42 am | By

Yippee!

You know how I’m always asking why people like Azam Kamguian and Maryam Namazie don’t get the kind of attention the MCB gets? How I’m always saying the BBC and the Guardian and, you know, the government, ought to talk to them as well as or in fact damn well instead of a lot of fundamentalists? You know? Well – well you already know what I’m going to say, probably, since I just put it in News. But I want to yell and squeal and dance and hop for a minute anyway. Bear with me. The day didn’t begin well – it began with the horrid shock of going online and finding dear old B&W turned into a mocking … Read the rest



Hacked

Oct 7th, 2005 12:04 pm | By

We’ve been hacked, so I’m going to have to take the server down for a while. I’ll get B&W up and running asap.

Bastard Spammers!… Read the rest



Nick Cohen on Anti-semitism on the Left *

Oct 7th, 2005 | Filed by

The issue is whether the liberal left is as keen on universal principles as it pretends.… Read the rest



Not This Again

Oct 7th, 2005 2:24 am | By

Here we go again. I still don’t get it. I don’t understand the basic point.

Unlike many pro-evolution types, however, he agrees with creationists and intelligent-design advocates that evolution often operates as not just a scientific theory about species, but also as a worldview that competes with religion.

One: and? If evolution does ‘operate as’ a worldview that competes with religion – what of it? Why should the worldview of religion not be competed with? Because fundamentalists don’t like it, yes, I get that, but why else? Two, if evolution does provide a better (more coherent, more warranted, less full of holes) explanation of how we got here, then it does. Why is that not part of the science, … Read the rest



Michael Ignatieff Recommends Accepting Truth *

Oct 6th, 2005 | Filed by

Canada matters as a liberal democracy struggling to build a society that includes all communities.… Read the rest



Carlin Romano Reviews Michael Ruse *

Oct 6th, 2005 | Filed by

Ruse claims evolution often operates as a worldview that competes with religion.… Read the rest



Irreconcilable Divide Between Science and Religion *

Oct 6th, 2005 | Filed by

One side sees matter and energy, the other side wants Something Extra.… Read the rest



Sartre and Beauvoir, Authenticity and Lying *

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How did Sartre justify deceptions? By resorting to ‘a temporary moral code.’… Read the rest



Investigating Happiness *

Oct 6th, 2005 | Filed by

Tragic legacy of Freud: many are bitter about the past, passive about the future.… Read the rest



Not the Edsel of Social Science After All? *

Oct 6th, 2005 | Filed by

Maybe questions about sexuality and homosexuality are central to diagnosing authoritarianism.… Read the rest



It Once Was Lost, But Now It’s Found *

Oct 6th, 2005 | Filed by

A stunning jazz concert in 1957 was thought lost forever, but then…… Read the rest