by Carl Howard | Apr 20, 2010 | Blog Topics, Interesting Stuff, Mind, Psychology and Consciousness, Science and Skepticism
I’ve come across some very interesting brain disorders as part of my uni reading (as well from blogs etc). Just as examples of poor design form the best evidence for evolution, so too do the brain’s imperfections tell us more than a “normal” brain. Here’s a list of...
by Carl Howard | Jul 16, 2009 | Atrocities and Oppression, Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, History, Science and Skepticism
I usually try to keep posts concise. But I thought once a month I can splurge on my word count and try talk about something in a bit more detail. Here goeth my first attempt. A few days ago Takis Konstantopoulos wrote a reaction to my 2008 post about the Holodomor...
by Carl Howard | Jan 28, 2009 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Blog Topics, Links, Spirituality
The idea of killing for inner peace isn’t as preposterous as it sounds. Or rather, it IS as preposterous as it sounds but not as uncommon as it seems. A great example comes from that Source of All Worldly Wisdom: the Simpsons. Here, Springfield stumbles onto what...
by Carl Howard | Apr 5, 2008 | Blog Topics, History, Philosophy, Science and Skepticism
Sorry if you got this twice, I deleted this post accidentally being the moron that I am… When you ask [modern secular] people about Galileo’s trial (for his book promoting Copernican astronomy), here’s a common view: A case of science vs. religion Catholic Church as...
