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October 2012

October 10, 2012

A Disquisition on the Nature of Love, or, Contra Ron/Hermione

See, this is exactly why I love culture-wide book clubs. I mention Harry Potter in...

September 2012

September 04, 2012

That Moment We Saw You For What You Really Are

The "Welcome to JT" thread has digressed into a number of interesting discussions (parental authority...

February 2012

February 24, 2012

No ‘Healthy Outlet’ for Bad Habits

Remember you can vote once per day for the About.com Atheism Awards. I'm one of...

April 2011

April 12, 2011

On Not Respecting Autonomy

This was more fun to use as an illustration of 'nudge' than Cass Sunstein's book...

October 2010

October 06, 2010

Bubblegum Pop and Pop Religion

The series on immorality is still ongoing, and the next post will go up this...

June 2010

June 30, 2010

“Only animals can’t help what they are”

For an explanation of what Weatherwax Wednesdays are all about, read the introduction post. This...