Posted in politics, tolerance on 27 September 2007 | 4 Comments »
David has some good thoughts on why Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to Columbia University may have been a missed opportunity. I don’t think anyone would want to minimize the seriousness or the danger of some of Ahmadinejad’s views. Some of the statements attributed to this man, particularly regarding the historicity of the Holocaust are nothing [...]
Posted in politics, social issues on 26 September 2007 | 6 Comments »
Posted in education, public religion, social issues on 17 September 2007 | 8 Comments »
“If parents wish to bring up their children in their own traditional superstitions, they should do it on their own time and at their own expense… Religion, the bane of the modern world in so many respects, has got to be relegated to the private sphere and kept there. And religious worship (not of course [...]
Posted in ethics on 13 September 2007 | 2 Comments »
Well the initial panic of the start of the school year is over and I’m settling into a more familiar routine. With one exception I am teaching classes that I’ve done before so I’m glad for the opportunity to talk about things that I’m at least somewhat familiar with. One of my [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on 4 September 2007 | 7 Comments »
Well the new Flames jerseys came out today and I think I’m a fan (apparently Keenan’s influence was minimal). Some early reviewers don’t like the Alberta and Canada flags on the shoulders but I don’t really care. I would probably get rid of them if it was up to me but I don’t [...]
