Category Archives: Society

Why Do I Care?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Ever since I started to write about politics and religion on this blog, people have asked me why I care, or have questioned (with good intention) my time spent on it. Especially considering that I am studying mathematics, probably the … Continue reading →

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Religious Logic: Fundamentalists vs Moderates/Liberals

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

You might expect from my politically liberal views that this article is going to bash religious fundamentalists. But in fact, this article offers a defense of one aspect of fundamentalism: its use of logic. The criticism is of the inconsistent … Continue reading →

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A “Hated Minority”?

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

There is a pretty funny article on CNN’s opinion blog today: When Christians become a ‘hated minority’ by John Blake. The reason it’s funny? Well, just take a look at some of the ideas expressed in it: When Christians become a ‘hated … Continue reading →

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Quiet

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

This is a review of Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking (2012). Being an introvert in almost every way, I wasn’t expecting to learn too much about my own behavior from the … Continue reading →

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Why Atheists Might Seem Nonvocal About Social Issues (Even Though They Strongly Support Your Views)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Today the same-sex marriage “debate” went to the Supreme Court. In support of marriage equality, vast numbers of people on Facebook put up the following symbol as their profile picture: Now consider the following Pew survey result from 2012: As … Continue reading →

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Hitchens: How Religion Poisons Everything

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

This was my first Christopher Hitchens reading, so it took a few pages to get adjusted to his style of prose. It is interesting to compare God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything (2007) to Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion … Continue reading →

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The Legacy of 2012: The Fall of Superstition

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

This is similar to my Legacy of 2009 post. I didn’t write one for 2010 or 2011, but the theme was similar. In 2010, social media really exploded, and by 2011 it was all but set in stone. But as this … Continue reading →

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