Category Archives: Random Thoughts

Atheists put less value on love …

Posted on October 17, 2007 by me

Or so says the headline at the National Post (don’t blame me, I didn’t write the headline). The article begins: A new Canadian survey has found that believers are more likely than atheists to place a higher value on love, … Continue reading →

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The Beatitudes according to Marc Cohn

Posted on October 12, 2007 by me

Meditation for Today: Now I’m just another traveller On another winding road I’m trying to walk some kind of line I’m trying to pull some kind of load Now sometimes I move real easy Sometimes I can’t catch my breath … Continue reading →

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News, views & miscellany

Posted on September 27, 2007 by me

Old news makes the front page of the NY Times. It’s been widely reported in blogland (in fact, I’ve mentioned it here and here) that a couple of well-known anti-intelligence scientists have complained about being mislead by the makers of … Continue reading →

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Critical Thinking 101

Posted on September 17, 2007 by me

I came across this in a post by Mike Gene at Telic Thoughts. It’s a fairly concise outline for critical thinking, which seems to be something of a dying art: gather complete information – more than one source understand and … Continue reading →

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