Month: May 2007

  • Culture clash

    Found at Aqoul.

  • Why do men have nipples?

    Perhaps man was made in woman’s image? Read all about this and other conundrums for creationists: top ten vestigial organs that somehow slipped past god’s master plan.

  • Hillary: Freedom is slavery

    Hillary Clinton wants to replace our “ownership society” with a society of “shared prosperity.” Sharing normally refers to voluntarily sharing some of your property, but Hillary clearly has another definition in mind: “I prefer a ‘we’re all in it together’ society,” she said. “I believe our government can once again work for all Americans. It…

  • More One Minute Cases

    In case you missed them, I’ve been busy writing more one minute cases (with help from Galileo Blogs.) I’ve also started recording posts to make them available as a podcast – just add the url or do a search in iTunes. What topics would you like to read/hear next? For Individual Rights Against the Cosmological…

  • Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons?

    I remember a student asking this question in my intro philosophy class back in school. It sounds like a silly question, but it has fueled vigorous theological argument. The question can be analyzed on several levels: Superficially, the problem is that belly buttons are a scar remaining from the detachment of the umbilical cord, and…

  • The One Minute Case Against Antitrust

    The great successes in business were achieved by companies that began small, and became large through innovation and lower prices. Antitrust did not make those successes happen. On the contrary, antitrust is poised like a guillotine at the throats of every businessman who has the foresight, perseverance and pluck to become successful. read more |…

  • Introducing The One Minute Case

    What is it? The One Minute Case is a new collaborative blog which will present a brief argument about a controversial issue that can be read in under a minute. The goal is to publish one case per day. You can read the cases to learn something new about an issue or use them as…

  • Follow up on my Down syndrome post

    Here is a response to some of the comments in my last post in Q&A format. (Some of the comments come from responses to my comment to other’s posts arguing against genetic screening for DS. )The questions are classified by two categories – the morality of abortion as such, and the morality of “eugenics.” Abortion:…

  • Pro-down syndrome: a moral atrocity

    Mimpy posted on the OO forum regarding an outrageous new movement: Pro-Down syndrome: Summary: Down syndrome is a debilitating disease, which is characterized by an extra chromosome developed after conception. Doctors can test for this syndrome, but previously the test (amniocentesis) was found to increase the chances of miscarriage. Thus, only pregnant women over 35…