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Archive for March, 2011
On The Value Of Taking Stands
March 27th, 2011 
Daniel Fincke I’m doing a whole lot of spring cleaning this weekend. Part of it entails digging through and sorting out old papers. I just found a really great e-mail exchange from June of 2000 which encapsulates my thoughts during a really intellectually tumultuous time in my life (I had only renounced Christianity at the end of [...]
The "I Have Sex" Campaign
March 25th, 2011 Daniel Fincke The students at Wesleyan College want to be treated respectfully and as adults and to have the government respect and support organizations like Planned Parenthood which help them manage their sexual activity safely and responsibly: Their Facebook page. via Your Thoughts?
Coinage of the Day: "The Jukebox Christian"
March 25th, 2011 Daniel Fincke On Facebook, Bruce S. Springsteen (third cousin of the Boss) coined the term “Jukebox Christian” to describe a certain kind of Christians, who he characterized as follows: They don’t consider questions and think about the answers. They just play back whatever automated tune goes with the button you pushed. Finally one phrase that expresses this [...]
Posted in Atheism, Atheism, Christianity, Christianity, New Atheism, New Atheism, New Atheism, New Atheism, Religion, Religion 
No Comments »Dan Savage on Nightline
March 25th, 2011 Daniel Fincke An amusing as expected profile: Your Thoughts?
Double Standards in Assessing Christians and Atheists
March 25th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Your Thoughts?
Rape in the Bible
March 25th, 2011 Daniel Fincke What does the alleged source of true and absolute morals teach us about rape? Thanks to Dwight for the find. Your Thoughts?
Posted in Bible, Bible, Christianity, Christianity, Judaism, Judaism, Rape, Religion, Religion 
Tags: Biblical Atrocities, biblical denial of human rights No Comments »Hello Nietzsche
March 24th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Buy one from the Unemployed Philosophers Guild (whose proceeds go to support unemployed philosophers. A most worthy cause). And via Malcolm, here’s an avatar version for your use on your Facebook (or other) profile! Your Thoughts?
Lionel Tiger on the Neurochemical Incentives of Religion
March 23rd, 2011 Daniel Fincke Illuminating: Your Thoughts?
Pakistani Actress Veena Malik Stands Up To Mullah Accusing Her Of Immorality
March 22nd, 2011 Daniel Fincke SUPERB: Your Thoughts?
On The Conflict Over The Meaning And Cultural Influence of Political Secularism
March 22nd, 2011 Daniel Fincke In this post I just want to jot down some thoughts about a knotty issue. I probably will not make much progress in untangling all its strands but hopefully will stimulate a discussion that straightens things out at least a bit. Is political secularism inherently neutral or antagonistic to religiosity? There are a couple of [...]
Posted in Atheistic Ethics, Atheistic Ethics, Christianity, Christianity, Cultural Secularism, Cultural Secularism, Ethical Pluralism, Ethical Pluralism, Featured, Fundamentalism, Fundamentalism, New Atheism, New Atheism, New Atheism, New Atheism, Philosophy, Philosophy Of Religion, Political Secularism, Political Secularism, Religion, Religious Extremism, Religious Extremism, Religious Moderates, Religious Moderates, Religious Secularism, Religious Secularism, Secularism, Separation of Church and State, Separation of Church and State, Theocrats, Theocrats Tags: Political Philosophy, Political Pluralism 9 Comments »Norway's State Philosopher
March 20th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Below is some of Michael Moore’s documentary footage which he cut from Sicko. He explores Norway’s exceedingly high standard of living and the values which produce it. Along the way he talks to Hynrik Syse, the philosopher who the government hired to manage the nation’s oil profits so that they would be used in the wisest [...]
Posted in Applied Ethics, Applied Ethics, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics, Politics, Videos, World Affairs, World Affairs 3 Comments »Happy "A" Week Everybody!
March 20th, 2011 Daniel Fincke It’s “A” Week on Facebook, the week of the year where atheists all over Facebook change their avatar to an atheist symbol as a way of showing just how many of us are out there and in solidarity with each other. This year we are encouraged to make our avatars the beautiful blue “A” logo: [...]
Posted in Atheism, Atheism, Atheism, Cultural Secularism, Cultural Secularism, New Atheism, New Atheism, New Atheism, New Atheism, Secularism Tags: "A" Week, Atheist Solidarity 1 Comment »Tyson On How We Can Tell Nature Was Not Designed For Us
March 19th, 2011 Daniel Fincke A really nice rundown from Neil deGrasse Tyson: Your Thoughts?
My Appearance on the Ardent Atheist Podcast
March 19th, 2011 Daniel Fincke So, last Wednesday night I went on the Ardent Atheist show and you can now stream it just by clicking here or, if you would like to download it free from iTunes, by clicking here and selecting episode 005. The comedians who I had the privilege of being on the show with were really great [...]
Rachel Maddow Explains The Nuclear Threat In Japan
March 17th, 2011 Daniel Fincke This account of how nuclear power works and what the current danger was remarkably clarifying for me: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Dr. Maddow would truly make a superb physics professor (you know, if she actually had as good a grasp of all physics as she has of [...]
Posted in News, News Discussion, News Discussion, Physics, Physics, Science, Science, Technology, Technology, World Affairs, World Affairs 2 Comments »On God And The Japanese Earthquake
March 16th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Edward Tarte says everything that shouldn’t need to be said on the topic, but sadly does: The word poison is a bit unnecessarily strong, but the rest is spot on. Your Thoughts?
I'll Be On The Ardent Atheist Podcast 10PM EST Tonight
March 16th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Stream it at 10PM here. Details about what the show will be about and clips of the comedians appearing with me here. Your Thoughts?
Poe or No Poe: "Prayers For Atheists Answered"
March 14th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Okay, it’s another installment of our series wherein we try to determine whether religious craziness is either genuine or a spoof which is so hard to distinguish from the real thing because the real thing is so insane to begin with already. So, is this real morally bankrupt, self-absorbed superstitiousness or just satire of it? [...]
Meet Jesy Littlejohn, Founder of "Rainbow Bridge", Grove City College’s Unrecognized LGBTQ Awareness Group
March 14th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Grove City College, my alma mater from which I graduated with a BA in Philosophy and a minor in Religion in 2000, is an Evangelical Christian college which ranks among America’s most religiously and politically conservative colleges. Princeton Review ranks Grove City among the “Best Northeastern Colleges” and among the 373 best colleges in the [...]
George Carlin Flawlessly Combines Comedy With Philosophy: The 10 Commandments
March 13th, 2011 Daniel Fincke by James Gray George Carlin is the greatest comedian of our time. He flawlessly combines philosophy, insight, and comedy. This is a huge achievement. Bill Hicks is the only other philosopher-comedian that even comes close to combining great comedy with decent philosophy, but very few comedians even try. Below is an example of Carlin’s greatness, [...]
Philosophy Can Debunk Myths About Atheism
March 13th, 2011 Daniel Fincke by James Gray Many people are taught many strange things about atheists. For example, supposedly atheists can’t be moral, can’t have a source of “meaning” in their lives, and can’t attain knowledge. Many atheists will say that they are being misrepresented by theists because they believe morality, meaning, and knowledge can exist without God. The [...]
Guest Blogger James Gray This Weekend And My First Podcast Appearance (Wednesday 3/16)
March 11th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Hey everyone, I’m still trying to rest up so that I can beat this illness, and so I have asked good friend of Camels With Hammers, our popular frequent commenter James Gray (of the blog Ethical Realism) to fill in for me this weekend. Also, I am excited to announce that I will be interviewed [...]
Posted in About This Blog, Comedy, Comedy, Hilarious Tags: Matt Kirshen, Stand Up Comedy, Taylor Negron, Taylor Williamson 1 Comment »Cost Trade Offs In The Budget
March 11th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Here’s some perspective: via Andrew Sullivan Your Thoughts?
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