Opposite Communion

Another story from the Opposite Files. For newcomers, the opposite files are my record of double standards and hypocrisy. You can click on the link to see the whole list - and more are being added all the time. OK for German Non-Catholics (who don't pay tax) to receive Holy Communion Not OK for German Catholics who don't pay tax to receive...

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Evidence Part 6: Existence

In the last post we covered contingency. This time it's existence. OK, so having dispelled some myths about science and cosmology, let's get philosophical. Why is there something rather than nothing? As shown earlier, science can't answer a "why" question, although that doesn't stop people who believe in Science™ from trying. People like Richard...

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Opposite Sitting

Another story from the Opposite Files. For newcomers, the opposite files are my record of double standards and hypocrisy. You can click on the link to see the whole list - and more are being added all the time.  OK to sit to protest oppressive regime.  Not OK to sit to protest oppressive regim...

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My second favorite season!

Lent starts next week - on Valentine's Day - early this year. Lent is a (nominally) 40 day period leading up to Easter. It is a time to spiritually prepare oneself for Easter, and that preparation consists of three practices - Fasting, Prayer, and Almsgiving. Let's go over the rules: Fasting The Catholic church uses two terms, abstinence, which...

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Evidence Part 5: Contingency

In the last post we covered cosmology. This time it's contingency. The argument from contingency is an attempt to get around the "turtles all the way down" problem of infinite regression (see the previous post int this series for a definition of turtles all the way down). The argument is pretty simple, and goes like this: I exist, but I didn't...

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Opposite Pain

Another story from the Opposite Files. For newcomers, the opposite files are my record of double standards and hypocrisy. You can click on the link to see the whole list - and more are being added all the time.  Cruel because creatures can feel pain without a cortex. What we think is just a reflex is really pain. OK to dismember, because...

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Opposite Colonization

Another story from the Opposite Files. For newcomers, the opposite files are my record of double standards and hypocrisy. You can click on the link to see the whole list - and more are being added all the time. Imposing European morality on Native culture bad Imposing European immorality on native culture good ...

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