by Carl Howard | Jul 2, 2009 | Blog Topics, Society
So about 6 months ago my friend Alan blogs about real life superheroes. That is, those who might dress in superhero costumes and lurk the streets looking for a victim to save. One idiot actually failed to save a woman screaming because he took too long to put on his...
by Carl Howard | Jun 22, 2009 | Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, Feminism and LGBT, Mind, Psychology and Consciousness
[Uni coursework is over so woo-hoo to more blogging!] Milgram’s experiment is one of the most popularly known psychology experiments. Basically, a subject was to administer electric shocks of increasing intensity to a student (who was really an actor taking fake...
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 | Jan 9, 2009 | Blog Topics, Ethics, Philosophy, Resources, Food and Environment, Society
’ve seen plenty of opinions that Israel’s strikes in Gaza have been excessive in terms of civilian casualties. This leads to a very natural question: how many civilian casualties would be ok? This isn’t to give an opinion on the current war, but if public debate...
by Carl Howard | Dec 31, 2008 | Blog Topics
In 2008 some people found this blog using some interesting keywords. When doing a whole series on sexual ethics (including bestiality, incest etc) be prepared for some interesting visits. A few are into ants, a lot more into lightbulbs: Some people want to go back to...
by Carl Howard | Dec 7, 2008 | Blog Topics
Welcome to the 29th Humanist Symposium blog carnival! With all the horrors and annoyances from the latest news I think we’re all due for a bit of inspiration — and this edition doesn’t disappoint. Since this post is a springboard to actual entries, I’ve kept it...
