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Category Archives: Philosophy
U.S. Fertile Ground for Irrational Thinking?
Reading on the Frame Problem about yet another attempt of sneaking ID into classroom reminded me of a discussion I watched yesterday. Akeel Bilgrami, a philosopher at Columbia University, raised an interesting question during an interview on the Humanist Perspective … Continue reading
Musing about Paul Kurtz’s Ideas
In the latest issue of free inquiry, Paul Kurtz published an editorial about his idea for multi-secularism. Now, I know that Kurtz is a very important figure in the secular humanist movement. I certainly appreciate all the work he has … Continue reading
Posted in Humanism, Philosophy, Religion, Skeptical musings
Tagged atheism, Paul Kurtz
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What is in a word?
Apparently, there’s a debate going on in the non-religious community about what we ought to call ourselves: atheists, humanists, freethinkers, brights, somethings… Since I’ve never really been too keen on labeling myself as something forever, I usually take the labels … Continue reading
Posted in Humanism, Philosophy, Religion
Tagged atheism, freethinking, Humanism, labeling
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American Unreason
The New York Times reports on Susan Jacoby‘s book “The Age of American Unreason.” It is interesting reading the book review – even though it is a rather dumbed down version of a book review – after watching “Friends of … Continue reading
Is there a life force?
I don’t believe in God or gods. I don’t believe there’s some sort of pulsing energy in the universe that is making life possible. In fact, I am starting to have my doubts about consciousness (thanks to an excellent article … Continue reading
Happy Places
Your happiness might depend on where you live. The University of Leicester has been studying subjective well-being on a global scale and produced a World Map of Happiness. A self-described grump, Eric Weiner, used this map to travel to happy … Continue reading