Fat Acceptance => is it ever okay to shame people?
I see lots of critiques of fat acceptance on youtube. Some thoughts
Two definitions of fat acceptance:
1. people shouldn&
Initial thoughts on What We Owe The Future
I've been reading What We Owe The Future as part of an EA book group. Some tentative initial
Why are there some many devastating objections to modern ethical theories?
Egalitarians hold that equality is good in and off itself. I used to think that egalitarianism wasn't just
Draft: Use an RSS feed
There are many parts of being smart. One of the most important parts is consuming and processing what others say.
Counterfactual Morality
When I wrote about allied bomber crews in WW2, I said that they were immoral partly because had they been
Against personal belief in religion
I just finished listening to the lunar society podcast episode with [[Charles Murray]], author of The Bell Curve. Near the
Hamilton, morally compromised art, rising above revulsion
A few months ago I started listening to the Hamilton soundtrack. I thought it was brilliant. It took me through
Most people can't say No
I think that many people don't say "No" enough. I think they do this not because
Project Idea: LifeBoar Initiative
There are many existential risks which would either destroy human civilisation or set us back thousands of years. Many of
Thoughts on the justification of state coercion
Over the years I've thought a bit about justifications for state violence. I think it's useful