Monday, January 19, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Sweet Mother of God
"A prominent fashion designer has sparked outrage in Chile by dressing up models like the Virgin Mary -- in some cases with ample, near-naked breasts."
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Darwin 200
There's an excellent issue of Focus Magazine all about evolution which can be read for free here. It has an interview with Richard Dawkins, a report on E. Coli Evolution experiments, evolving robots and more!!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Reading, Reading, Reading!
I have been reading tons and tons of books lately, all in preparation for my book. I'm more than halfway through "The Making of the Fittest" right now, a superb book about evolution and genetics. I know it will come in handy for my chapter on evolution.
My next superspurt of reading is going to focus on philosophy, and I have already started (a little) on it. I've read "Language Truth and Logic" by A. J. Ayer, which was very helpful, although I don't think Ayer was right about every single thing he wrote. Very good book on empiricist (observation based) philosophy.
I also read "The Philosophy Gym" by Stephen Law, mainly because I emailed him about the philosophy of knowledge and he told me he had written about it in this book. I have to say, I wasn't impressed with the book. It's fine if you're new to philosophy and just want a fun, easy read on the subject, but I need something a little more serious.
I also read the "Squashed" Version of David Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. I now see why so many philosophers love David Hume! He is a very clear, very sharp thinker who didn't pull any punches when it came to being skeptical.
Well, that's about it for now, if any of you have any suggestions for me, by all means leave a comment!!
My next superspurt of reading is going to focus on philosophy, and I have already started (a little) on it. I've read "Language Truth and Logic" by A. J. Ayer, which was very helpful, although I don't think Ayer was right about every single thing he wrote. Very good book on empiricist (observation based) philosophy.
I also read "The Philosophy Gym" by Stephen Law, mainly because I emailed him about the philosophy of knowledge and he told me he had written about it in this book. I have to say, I wasn't impressed with the book. It's fine if you're new to philosophy and just want a fun, easy read on the subject, but I need something a little more serious.
I also read the "Squashed" Version of David Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding. I now see why so many philosophers love David Hume! He is a very clear, very sharp thinker who didn't pull any punches when it came to being skeptical.
Well, that's about it for now, if any of you have any suggestions for me, by all means leave a comment!!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Good blog posts
Let's see, PZ Myers destroys a creationist attempt to hijack new research,
Richard Carrier gives us a superlong post about the Jesus project he's involved in, and John Loftus responds.
Enjoy all those good posts!!
Richard Carrier gives us a superlong post about the Jesus project he's involved in, and John Loftus responds.
Enjoy all those good posts!!
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Awesome Blog I stumbled Across
It's called Atheism: Proving the Negative
My favorite posts so far:
100 Reasons to Believe that God does not exist
What if the lie [religion] really is good for us?
Graverobbers or magic?
Pretty good stuff I think. Let me know how you feel.
P.S. I've also come across a website that has super-condensed works of philosophers for free! Here it is.
My favorite posts so far:
100 Reasons to Believe that God does not exist
What if the lie [religion] really is good for us?
Graverobbers or magic?
Pretty good stuff I think. Let me know how you feel.
P.S. I've also come across a website that has super-condensed works of philosophers for free! Here it is.
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