Month: November 2009

  • Opportunity

    With doubt and dismay your are smitten You think there’s no chance for you, son? Why, the best books haven’t been written The best race hasn’t been run, The best score hasn’t been made yet, The best song hasn’t been sung, The best tune hasn’t been played yet, Cheer up, for the world is young!…

  • The Case Against God

    This is my opening for my debate on the existence of God at tomorrow’s philosophy meetup: 10 minutes is not much time to present an argument against a belief central to the philosophy of the majority of Americans. To show that God isn’t needed, I must not only offer an argument against his existence, but…

  • Five tips for improving your communications skills

    How good are your communication skills? How often do you feel that misunderstandings get in the way of your personal relationships or your career? Do you ever avoid talking to people because you don’t know how to express what you feel, or because you are afraid that you will be misunderstood? What if you could…

  • I've moved to Facebook

    If you used to be a regular reader of my blog, you may have noticed my lack of activity here.  I’ve decided to stop updating my personal blog and post short updates to my Facebook page instead. Though most of my traffic now is random Google searches, Feedburner claims that I still have 100 subscribers to…

  • Developing countries don't need aid and democracy: they need to be re-colonized by Western ideas

    Reposting this from Facebook: The material and social progress of post-Enlightenment European civilization stands in stark contrast to the rest of human history. No other culture has created such dramatic and widespread progress in such a short time. Those who wish to export the material success of the West to the rest of the world…

  • An Objectivist wedding ceremony

    Here is the text of my wedding ceremony earlier this year.  I was not able to find any appropriate ceremonies for me, so I wrote my own.  I’m posting this for those looking for a wedding ceremony inspired by Objectivist ideas. (The only thing missing are some readings contributed by our friends and family.) Introduction…