Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 15th, 2009
What is Ideology?
In the simplest of terms, ideology is the study of ideas.
In the previous philosophical series, Developmental Theology 089, we talked about very basic ideas that can help develop an open mind, and teach us how to create our own philosophical views, overlooking prior prejudices. You can read the entire Developmental [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 6th, 2009
When I asked the community for an inside view of Humanism, I never expected to get such a rich and detailed version like the one Ryan provided for our last lesson.
In this lesson, we’ll talk about Humanism, using the information that is generally available across the net, and some of the remarks Ryan [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 5th, 2009
A few weeks ago I asked on my blog and on twitter for Humanists willing to discuss their belief system. I was pleasantly surprised when Ryan Sutter, webmaster of humanistsofmn.org, contacted me.
I explained to Ryan what I was looking for, and what he sent me was so personal and informative, that I [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Dec 26th, 2008
“You understand much more than I realized. Can you affect glamor, or any other kind of magic?” Minus was perplexed and intrigued.
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Posted in off-topic on Dec 20th, 2008
Not my usual. Skip it if you have no taste for the cocky.
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Dec 17th, 2008
Minus picked up the bag and emptied it’s contents onto the table. He knew what he would see before we opened it. He remembered all of it. The drinks, and the bags, and the conversations.
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Posted in off-topic on Feb 20th, 2008
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Seems my Dream Catcher is getting those nasty thetans for me. No more auditing.
-Loki.
Yeah, I’m listening.
[EDIT - ADDITION - 02.21.08 01:32AM]
As a journalist and self purported religious scholar, it is time I made a stand on this. Take this however you like. I love writing and I love religious freedom. [...]
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