tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.comments2023-09-19T04:15:49.206-07:00The Philosopher's Stoneazjauthorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258812893943159574noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-37780113725653058292013-05-08T08:35:41.533-07:002013-05-08T08:35:41.533-07:00I will begin today by declaring that I am not a he...I will begin today by declaring that I am not a heterosexist. Jennifer Teisingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-31994652404194218842013-04-24T22:54:12.483-07:002013-04-24T22:54:12.483-07:00Despite having been raised Christian and celebrati...Despite having been raised Christian and celebrating Easter throughout my youth, I'll confess that this holiday never made any sense whatsoever to me. Christmas makes sense. <br /><a href="http://www.stoneworksgranite.ca/" rel="nofollow">granite edmonton</a><br /><a href="http://www.stoneworksgranite.ca/" rel="nofollow">edmonton granite</a>Gextonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664625916235336440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-2008966718782344572012-09-26T09:25:18.781-07:002012-09-26T09:25:18.781-07:00I cannot believe that , as a couple, my wife and I...I cannot believe that , as a couple, my wife and I over the last decade, have earned close to $100,000 Cdn per year, are childless, and cannot afford an exotic vacation, a new car, or a constant change of new clothes without going into debt.<br /><br />I am over 50 years old, and cannot foresee a day when I will not be working.<br /><br />The cost of EVERYTHING is too high, indicartive of a falseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-45153403683797647092012-09-25T11:41:33.886-07:002012-09-25T11:41:33.886-07:00Thank you for this thoughtful Blog post! Thank you for this thoughtful Blog post! Elizabeth Munrozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077325324751999863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-1939979373685355192012-08-09T23:29:05.088-07:002012-08-09T23:29:05.088-07:00i thought the lesson was that our fate isn't w...i thought the lesson was that our fate isn't written for us; we must be the author of our own destiny. at least that's what i got out of it. :)porkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389547247100358422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-19862071959126580032012-07-16T11:05:38.525-07:002012-07-16T11:05:38.525-07:00This argument doesn't fly with me. If this is ...This argument doesn't fly with me. If this is enough to disqualify a corporation as a person, then what if we develop technology that allows a person (probably a wealthy person) to live indefinitely? Does that person cease to be a person? Does choosing to go through this process remove their personhood and legal protections, putting them under the purview of new rules? What if the immortalityazjauthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258812893943159574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-24744624709029713842012-07-14T11:12:31.947-07:002012-07-14T11:12:31.947-07:00My problem with the "corporations are people&...My problem with the "corporations are people" idea is simplistic, but I feel pretty powerful. Namely, if that's true, then they're people who can potentially live for centuries, or even forever. Since people aren't immortal and can't live for multiple centuries, I think the idea is grossly flawed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919884634809933680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-64763718270954195882012-07-02T09:29:49.254-07:002012-07-02T09:29:49.254-07:00A couple points. The discussion centers on the gun...A couple points. The discussion centers on the gun owner feeling safer. I'm not half as concerned about a criminal attacking me with a gun, though it has happened, than I am the crazy neighbor down the block, or the swaggering kid with a gun. The more fearful you are, the more paranoid, the more you see threats around you, the more likely you are to seek assurance from a weapon, and then Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-90743835230929044482012-06-13T03:18:33.487-07:002012-06-13T03:18:33.487-07:00Good post and Smart Blog
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Your statistics come from a law abiding society. I think that might change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-57813504889816103132012-05-11T18:40:48.348-07:002012-05-11T18:40:48.348-07:00I went through the same thing when my wife, now of...I went through the same thing when my wife, now of 28 years, tried to get married. The churches that we went to wanted us to convert and it some wanted us to wait for a year before we could even begin to think about walking the aisle. I was too impatient and although I resented the churches for not accepting me back then, I agree that they should have the right to make the rules in their own Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-89338212984573562232012-02-26T16:43:35.387-08:002012-02-26T16:43:35.387-08:00I consider myself an agnostic and got 67% correct ...I consider myself an agnostic and got 67% correct (72 percentile). <br />Interestingly enough, I was raised a Catholic thus forced to go through "confirmation education", my religious teacher told me that Jesus' blood did not in fact literally turn into the blood of Christ, it was symbolic.<br /><br />It is nonetheless interesting how little people actually know of their own Dubious Radicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969501020608801794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-50315512202567430002012-02-21T10:07:16.059-08:002012-02-21T10:07:16.059-08:00Your points are well-taken. What is really going ...Your points are well-taken. What is really going on here is that the Catholic Church wants to impose its views on its female employees in order to violate their individual basic rights to make their own health care decisions. It isn't a matter of religious freedom, but instead would amount to oppressing the conscience of the individual.<br /><br />We should also keep in mind that it is Dave Hornsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514378285862911326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-13700844230186468812012-02-18T11:00:20.443-08:002012-02-18T11:00:20.443-08:00Very good point. I didn't mean to imply that t...Very good point. I didn't mean to imply that this was a comprehensive look at every complexity of the situation, as evidenced by the following sentence in the post:<br /><br /><i>There are certainly differences between the ham sandwich situation and the contraceptive one - most notably that there is a mandate for the Catholic institutions to pay for healthcare while there's no similar azjauthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258812893943159574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-86967304687559741022012-02-18T09:52:16.303-08:002012-02-18T09:52:16.303-08:00Interesting points, but there's a distinction ...Interesting points, but there's a distinction I think you're missing. It's not just that Catholic institutions want to restrict their employees' ability to use contraception; they don't want to have to use Church funds to pay for something the Church finds wrong.ZT205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-52649856091165992952012-01-30T18:18:55.113-08:002012-01-30T18:18:55.113-08:00Suicides are the main way that owning a gun may ma...Suicides are the main way that owning a gun may make you less safe, because having a gun to hand makes suicide attempts much more likely to be successful.<br /><br />Oh, and you left out hookers in your list of people who are prone to being the victims of violent crimes.<br /><br />If you're not a hooker, not a drug dealer, not a violent criminal, and not suicidal, the risk that you'll Philip Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663794711442047499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-49060831662104860152012-01-17T21:44:19.124-08:002012-01-17T21:44:19.124-08:00Anonymous - This point is actually made by Harris ...Anonymous - This point is actually made by Harris in the essay as well, although he does describe one time when he answered a question about his own activities with a bit more candor than was strictly warranted.azjauthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258812893943159574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-85698882456055871242012-01-17T21:09:52.553-08:002012-01-17T21:09:52.553-08:00Consider the following situation: A asks B a total...Consider the following situation: A asks B a totally inappropriate question of the form "Have you done unethical or illegal thing X?" B can tell the truth, lie, or refuse to answer. However, a refusal to answer often effectively gives away the answer, since if in truth the answer was "no" we expect to be answered honestly. When a refusal to answer is rendered ineffective weAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-10081382912787188142012-01-03T04:26:15.666-08:002012-01-03T04:26:15.666-08:00Tony - Yes, I have the Comixology, DC Comics, Marv...Tony - Yes, I have the Comixology, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Dark Horse apps on my iPad. (The DC Comic app is really just the Comixology app with a DC-themed skin on it, which downloads only DC Comics.) The handful of "The new 52" comics that I checked out this year was through Comixology, and I've bought a couple of Joss Whedon's comics - one short-run Firefly comic & azjauthorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258812893943159574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-28812379378307330452012-01-02T21:43:36.448-08:002012-01-02T21:43:36.448-08:00Hey Andrew, what do you think of digital comics, o...Hey Andrew, what do you think of digital comics, on the whole? Do you think reading Spider-Man on the iPad will become a viable "replacement" for collecting the individual issues? Do you subscribe or use any digital services? I'm curious to know your thoughts on this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919884634809933680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-79515250309640727112011-09-14T14:55:38.112-07:002011-09-14T14:55:38.112-07:00AMEN!!!AMEN!!!Margaret Maynardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-50580954488007121162010-08-18T04:41:39.747-07:002010-08-18T04:41:39.747-07:00An evil act is one which causes suffering.
1) Doe...<b>An evil act is one which causes suffering.</b><br /><br />1) Doesn't this simply mean that issues of morals and eg "evil minimization" should be the turf of physicians. What difference between morals and public health at large ?<br /><br />2) Answering my own question, classical Bible-derived morals differ from public health management by failing to scientifically measure the Boris Borcichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05869004550299424489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-68623877763608428142010-05-02T00:25:35.906-07:002010-05-02T00:25:35.906-07:00Fascinating!!!Fascinating!!!Elizabeth Munrozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077325324751999863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3049495.post-55988972425505743562010-04-28T22:17:15.175-07:002010-04-28T22:17:15.175-07:00Your wife, wearing a red sari, and you could just ...Your wife, wearing a red sari, and you could just crash a white house function. Only kidding! By now, I figure you are 1 degree to a scrutiny from the FBI.Elizabeth Munrozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077325324751999863noreply@blogger.com