Category: Mix

A Few Thoughts on Social Networking Tools
13
Apr
2025

A Few Thoughts on Social Networking Tools

Ok, just a few random thoughts; I’ll do a real post later on this once things are fleshed out more….

Why You Shouldn’t Be Calling Yourself Agnostic
12
Apr
2025

Why You Shouldn’t Be Calling Yourself Agnostic

September 4, 2009 — After much spirited debate I have come to the conclusion that the argument presented below is…

If You’re Agnostic, You’re Probably an Atheist
12
Apr
2025

If You’re Agnostic, You’re Probably an Atheist

[ 2009-04-12 : I’ve decided to back off this specific argument of “atheist” applying to those that lack belief. The…

The Three IT Roles: The King, the Sage, and the Cog
12
Apr
2025

The Three IT Roles: The King, the Sage, and the Cog

I observe three basic types of people working in the IT field: kings, sages, and cogs. The King The king…

Why I’m No Longer Warning People Before I Link to My Own Content Within Social Networking
12
Apr
2025

Why I’m No Longer Warning People Before I Link to My Own Content Within Social Networking

It is considered good social networking etiquette–especially on Twitter–to warn your followers that you are posting a link to content…

Why Religion is More Dangerous Than Handguns
12
Apr
2025

Why Religion is More Dangerous Than Handguns

We’ve been debating agnosticism and atheism here for the last couple of weeks. One of the sub-arguments that has pronounced…

A Sad Outlook for Humanity
12
Apr
2025

A Sad Outlook for Humanity

This doesn’t bode well. Here’s an interesting list of predictions from the study: The main drivers of religious affiliation to…

Are the Religious More Logical Than I Think?
12
Apr
2025

Are the Religious More Logical Than I Think?

A friend of mine (CarlM) and I have a long-running debate regarding how logical or illogical the average religious person…

How Bad is the Ignorance Problem in the United States?
12
Apr
2025

How Bad is the Ignorance Problem in the United States?

In short? Bad. To give an overall flavor, here is a collection of data from a number of polls on…

Immortality is Achievable | Daniel Miessler
12
Apr
2025

Immortality is Achievable | Daniel Miessler

Image from sciam.com I don’t want to die, and being an atheist I have to engage in far more contortions…

The Jesus Quote You’ll Never Hear in Church
12
Apr
2025

The Jesus Quote You’ll Never Hear in Church

Christians love to rail against hateful language in the Koran, saying that the extremist teachings there can be used to…

[How] Do You Correct Friends Who Have Poor Written English?
12
Apr
2025

[How] Do You Correct Friends Who Have Poor Written English?

I took the serious risk of correcting a friend today (privately, via Twitter DM) in regard to his use of…