by Carl Howard | Oct 13, 2014 | Blog Topics, Ethics, Philosophy, Sex
f you keep a moral belief only because of moral disgust (meaning it’s unjustified), it’s therapeutic to at least acknowledge it. I have a belief that [consensual] incest is disgusting and wrong. The paradox is that I know this is false, that there’s absolutely no...
by Carl Howard | Jul 14, 2014 | Atrocities and Oppression, Ethics, Feminism and LGBT, Sex, Society
[UPDATED: found one! HT Jess Bellamy] [CN: misogyny and fat-shaming] If you’re not Australian, you might not have heard of Gina Rinehart. She’s the richest person in Australia, currently the 4th richest woman worldwide. A mining heiress who inherited an enormous...
by Carl Howard | Jan 21, 2013 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Feminism and LGBT, Sex
[NOTE: the above headline is a statement of my opinion.] I’ll admit, I’ve always disliked Alain de Botton. In a previous post, I’ve described him as a sanctimonious, pretentious, pseudointellectual asshole. That was based on a review of his latest book “How To Think...
by Carl Howard | Nov 22, 2012 | Blog Topics, Mind, Psychology and Consciousness, Philosophy, Sex
On Dan Savage’s podcast and advice column about sex, he sometimes get questions about particular turn-ons that ask about their origin. Three fake examples I made up since it’s a bit hard to go through the thousands of archived questions: “My partner has a rape fantasy...
by Carl Howard | Aug 23, 2012 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Poems, Sex
I turned the hot knob down And shivered from the cold The daily shower is A ritual I hold I fastened on my belt And tied my pants up tight I cursed my sinful ways That daily do I fight For each time I engage In this vile, heinous sin The Big Man shoots a pup And puts...
by Carl Howard | Jul 19, 2012 | Atheism and Religion, Blog Topics, Poems, Sex
[Inspired by a story that went viral in Mar 2012] I put my sermon down The time came for a break I needed a respite To give my mind a shake In order to return To preaching about Christ My batteries recharged And mind with new-born feist I had some fine new blinds To...
