by Carl Howard | Nov 4, 2014 | Atheism and Religion, Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, Language, Philosophy
I have a pet peeve: the use of the term “offensive”. Ok, it’s more than a pet peeve – I think its use in public discourse is misleading and harmful. To start, here are some uses of “offensive” that are particularly cringeworthy: You don’t have a right not to be...
by Carl Howard | Oct 28, 2014 | Creative, Society
Most of us blunder through life’s complications – but if Einstein, Gandhi, Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama have taught us anything it’s that the simple truths about happiness are still valid. Here is the collective wisdom of the last few thousand years that They...
by Carl Howard | Oct 21, 2014 | Atheism and Religion, Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, History, Resources, Food and Environment
No, I don’t think I’m exaggerating here. The consensus for population growth has been that the world will peak at around 9 billion towards the middle of this century with a levelling off or even a slight drop-off. The main reason for this is that we’re having fewer...
by Carl Howard | Oct 16, 2014 | Blog Topics, Ethics, Philosophy, Sex
I once heard a comment that went something like this: Bestiality is one area where the left and right can come together. The right thinks it’s wrong because of sexual holiness, the left because of animal rights. The rest of us just say “who cares?”. Originally I was...
by Carl Howard | Oct 16, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, Race
A few weeks ago, the intertubes went abuzz with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s latest case of foot-in-mouth disease. Here’s the now-infamous quote [source]: Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity Alongside this, Facebook tightened the...
by Carl Howard | Oct 16, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, History, Race
his series is about Israel’s policies in Gaza. I think they’re so unconscionable that I can’t believe they’re up for debate even among Jews — and yet they are. Instead of criticising Israel, I invite you to explore the basis and consequences of a pro-Israel’s-policy...
