I’ve updated the Recommended Reading page with a list of some favorite novels and authors. If you have any recommendations (books or authors, fiction or nonfiction), please comment!
Archive for April, 2008
Recommended reading updated
Posted in Books on April 29, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Newsy tidbits
Posted in Personal on April 28, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Now that I’ve finally finished that ridiculously long Pascal’s Wager post (it’s been in the works for over a week, due to both the length and the fact that I’ve been insanely busy), I can give some news!
First of all, it’s official: I’ll be attending SUNY Albany for grad school next year (mathematics PhD)! I’m [...]
The Definitive Rebuttal of Pascal’s Wager
Posted in Atheism on April 28, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Well, almost certainly not THE definitive rebuttal, but MY definitive rebuttal at least. Pascal’s Wager is one of the worst arguments I’ve ever heard for believing in God and I can think of several distinct criticisms of it, any of which is sufficient to destroy the argument. And yet theists keep trotting it out as [...]
Please link to Expelled Exposed
Posted in Creationism on April 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is just a quick post to link to Expelled Exposed, the website put together by the National Center for Science Education for the purpose of debunking the ridiculous claims made by Ben Stein’s Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. At the moment the site consists of a list of links to various reviews and discussions, as [...]
In Defense of Worms
Posted in Atheism, Musings on April 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Over at Friendly Atheist Forums, there was a thread asking us atheists about the “big questions”, one of which has to do with what happens when we die. Some of the answers mentioned the idea of becoming “worm food”, generally implying that this was a disgusting or discomforting idea. Well, I don’t, and here’s why:
It’s officially spring!
Posted in Musings, Nature on April 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Winter is in some ways an agonizing few months for me. I don’t mind the cold, and the snow is fun, but I love going out and spending time in Union’s garden and other natural areas, and I don’t get to do that in the winter. Over the last few years I’ve spent a lot [...]
Funny funny…
Posted in Frivolity, Personal on April 1, 2008 | 11 Comments »
I went over to my thesis advisor’s office today and told her in a very quiet voice that I had a confession to make. I admitted that my entire thesis was copied from Wikipedia. Her face went blank, and at that point I couldn’t hold it in and burst out laughing. Once she got over [...]
