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"Stop Light" and the REAL spin doctors

Expat4Cebu — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:48:08 GMT

There was a fascinating article , by Eugenie Samuel, at NewScientist.com. It explains an experiment in which they

Islam and the Quran: My interview of a young ex-Muslim woman

Expat4Cebu — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:44:49 GMT

This discussion, from an atheist website, involves a young ex-Muslim woman (Mona) and me (Atheist Exile). Posted by Mona: I'm 20 and I live in Norway, Oslo. My

The Brain, the Whole Brain, and Nothing but the Brain

Expat4Cebu — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:43:53 GMT

This blog post stems from another discussion (elsewhere) that segued into the topic of mind versus brain. In order to illustrate that the mind is more than

White Male Privilege and Placebo Politics

Expat4Cebu — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:38:13 GMT

Placebo Politics creates the illusion that social ills are being cured when, in reality, no remedy has actually been administered. Common examples of Placebo

Christianity is a myth

Expat4Cebu — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:35:50 GMT

As I will argue, below, if a prerequisite of "true" Christianity is to follow Jesus, then nobody is a true Christian. The very reason for this also reveals our

An Objective Basis for Morality?

Expat4Cebu — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:30:11 GMT

Nature is, as Alfred Lord Tennyson said, "red in tooth and claw". It has no morals. Morality is a human construct that usually reflects our social norms. As

Springboard for (hopefully) discussion. Nature of mind.

Expat4Cebu — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:15:20 GMT

The following hypothetical scenario is directed at the physical reductionists out there who claim that the mind IS the brain. It is intended as a springboard

Creation and the conservation of energy

expat4cebu — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:40:24 GMT

Creation stories are universal among religions, through the ages.? The ineffable mystery of life compelled us to explain our existence.? In our primitive

How I explain atheism to theists

expat4cebu — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:14:41 GMT

My main approach to explaining atheism is not to deny God but, rather, to deny any knowledge about the supernatural: and I think we can all agree that God is

All Positive-Skepticism members are invited

expat4cebu — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:32:41 GMT

Hi everybody, I know this group has been very slow and silent for awhile. I've been working on my own website, AtheistExile.com. I've just added a new Member

The Collective, a short description:

Madame X — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:04:21 GMT

The Collective is a series of interviews on YouTube with various Modern Day Vampires, Community Leaders, and Associates, which may even include Lifestylers and

Moonbeam want to know

expat4cebu — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:16:58 GMT

It's been a while since I've written about free will. I was recently asked a question (by an atheist who believes in determinism) about free will and wrote the

The Conscious Electromagnetic Information field theory

expat4cebu — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:44:13 GMT

[The Conscious Electromagnetic Information field theory] [magnify]

Causality Buffers: Layers of Abstraction

expat4cebu — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:52:37 GMT

In my freewill-versus-determinism debates, my belief in free agency often comes up against the following objections or assertions: * Everything is physical,

Free Agency in a Material Universe

expat4cebu — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:57:56 GMT

FREE AGENCY IN A MATERIAL UNIVERSE INTRODUCTION: Humans are essentially conscious minds, bound to material brains and bodies, exploring a material world. The