Ghosts in the Machine
Don't look for the ghost in the machine. You can't find what isn't there.
Technology is our salvation and our damnation.
Technology is our salvation and our damnation.
Explanation: Human life is fragile and may end. Natural disasters, from asteroid impacts
Against Reparations
(Slave sale, Charleston, 1856, Public Domain)
As usual I'll go through a few of the more common arguments
Stating the Obvious
(Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication, by Wesley Fryer)
It would be a shame if human life was to end. If
Interesting Stuff: December 2015
(Autumn in the hamlet by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Interesting article roundup from the past month. Not all
In Defense of Gay Conversion Therapy
(Photo by Jenny Mealling, creative commons attribution 2.0 generic licence)
Conversion therapy aims to turn gay people straight. I
How to be a Better Writer
(Creative Commons Licence, from Wikimedia Commons)
I'm not a good writer, but I am better than I was
Why Value Debating, Statist Bias and Counter-Props
(Source: Wikimedia Commons)
When we discuss a policy in the course of a debate, we bring arguments for and against
Learn to Fail
If you want to be good at debating, learn to fail. Learn to fail fast, fail often and, most importantly,
Defining Feminism
I've long had a niggling feeling of unease about feminism, a reason I couldn't express for