Just a thought: Today, the United States still stands as what is called a “hyperpower” — it possesses territory, client-states, economic influence, technological superiority, prestige, political power, and even its language and currency are accepted the world over. To be… Continue Reading
Why, exactly, do we have a bicameral legislature? Oh, sure, I know it’s in the Constitution. But why did the Framers want a bicameral Congress? Nebraska seems to do just fine with a unicameral state legislature. England and the UK… Continue Reading
Well, I’d say that my state senator’s bid for a seat on the Board of Equalization just got a whole lot easier. Not even this sort of damage control is going to help in a place like Bakersfield — as… Continue Reading
Writing this blog post entirely from the droid. Just a test, really. 1234. Seems to work better to edit HTML directly and keep all links out. But it can be done.
Five big tips for skeptics aiming at talking to believers. First, know your own objective for the conversation, and make an effort to ascertain your interlocutor’s. Second, take stock of your interlocutor, particularly how intelligent and how emotional she is.… Continue Reading
My cell phone has been crapping out on me too often recently — the battery drains in two days or less whether I make calls on the phone or not. So it was time to say goodbye and get a… Continue Reading
To conclude my series of unsolicited advice about how to navigate a wide universe of conversational disagreements, thinking specifically about skeptics engaged in dialogue with believers, I’m getting more practical and less theoretical, and more specific to my chosen target… Continue Reading
Next, I want to consider a few things that I’ll address in ways that a lawyer would. These are “issues about issues,” and they are often not explicitly discussed in a conversation (at least, not in an interesting one) but… Continue Reading
Thank you. Thank you thank you thank you thank you. For not wanting to have children. Oh, and for the cleaning and work you do around the house and taking care of the animals and supporting me in my many… Continue Reading
Just because you’re an atheist doesn’t give you the right to be arrogant, condescending, nasty, insulting, or mean. Indeed, I would far prefer that you were not those things if you represent a skeptical point of view. I would rather… Continue Reading