Participation
- Rebecca on The Tiny Constable: I love it when other SC justices answer back to Scalia’s ass-holery.
- adam on 4’33″: Rehearsal must be a breeze.
- adam on The Tiny Constable: The English language is so fucking stupid.
- Steven on The Problem of Persuasion: I, for one, would much rather have my guilt or innocence determined by a computer, than a lot of...
- Steven on Law vs. Justice: Law MUST have equal consideration for justice! EVERY written law has a justifiable contradiction to that law....
- Peter on The Tiny Constable: I’m pretty sure “secrete” is a verb meaning “to conceal.”
- adam on The Tiny Constable: Except the episode would be about whether “Tory Belleci can secret himself” rather than...
- Peter on Still Searching: Thanks.
- Rebecca on Still Searching: Good post.
Tweets
- .@RepJeffDenham If you won't support high speed rail, then I won't support you.
- RT @calladus: The minority voices of #Christian extremists are heard so clearly because the majority of Christian moderates refuse to sp ...
- @ATF628 Did you get anything good?
- RT @jboren4507: Read half-dozen stories today about people getting thrown under the bus. CHP should investigate outbreak of bus v. ped. ...
- @senatorboxer Vote NO on PIPA and SOPA. Stopping piracy is a good idea; trampling free expression in the process is a terrible idea.
- @RepJeffDenham Vote NO on PIPA and SOPA. Stopping piracy is a good idea; trampling free expression in the process is a terrible idea.
- @calladus Is that study merely OF beliefs, or study driven BY beliefs?
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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Taking an Opposing View of Religion
Says Christopher Tasy: [I]f you wish to take an opposing view of religion—specifically Catholicism—that’s your privilege. However, when you do so, please use the facts in context and don’t simply say, “The pope has no right to tell a woman … Continue reading
Humean Lawyering for Humans
Even though Judge Sonia Sotomayor has already been confirmed to the United States Supreme Court, and the furor over her “wise Latina” comment, and over the President’s “empathy” comment, appears to have died down, I am still bothered by the … Continue reading
For Those Not Already in the Know
This announcement appeared on page 10 of the Spotlight section of The Fresno Bee on Sunday, August 23, 2009: For those keeping score, like the ceramic pig that is holding a little whiteboard on the hutch in our dining area, … Continue reading
Skepticism is Humanity, Not Epistemology
The other day I encountered an instance of one of those arguments that religious people think is supposed to put atheists in their place. It goes something like this: Atheists make the following complaint: “Practitioners of Religion X, while they … Continue reading
Definitions, Indeterminacy, and Lawyering
I picked up Steven Pinker‘s book How the Mind Works this morning. On page 13, I encountered this: A bachelor, of course, is simply an adult human male who has never been married. But now imagine that a friend asks you … Continue reading