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- January 28, 2006

I really enjoy my English classes. This semester we're supposed to write a 10-page research paper, and I've decided to do mine on war, in particular the controversial nature of war, especially the current Iraq War. See my War on Terror blog.

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KP: I'm a very opinionated individual who loves pacifism and human rights. By profession, I am a machine learning engineer. I taught full time as a math professor for six years prior to changing careers. I value standing up for oppressed people and promoting education and liberty.

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Hitchens v god

- January 10, 2012

I'm rather ashamed to admit that I just recently discovered Christopher Hitchens. And, while I normally add my own thoughts and commentary to videos when I post them here, in nearly every Hitchens video that I've encountered, I have not a single word to add. He is so articulate and does such a good job of presenting his case that I couldn't possibly add anything to it. I would definitely be interested if any of my readers have any comments to make in regards to what Hitches says in this video. Enjoy.

Do you really believe?

- March 25, 2012

This is Richard Dawkin's talk from yesterday's Reason Rally in Washington DC. He makes several good points, but the one that stuck out to me the most was when he told people that they should challenge someone when they say they're religious. The example he gave is when someone says they're Catholic, ask them if they really believe that when a priest blesses a wafer that it actually turns into the body of Christ, or that the wine actually turns into his blood. So, this post will be dedicated to me asking any of my reader base who are religious, do you really believe what your religions teach? For those who are Christian (any denomination thereof), Do you really believe every word of the Bible to be the word of god? If so, read every word of the Bible and then come back and answer the question again. Do you really believe that a snake tricked Eve into eating fruit that made her suddenly unfit to live in the paradisiacal garden god had just m...

Falsifiability

- December 29, 2012

The scientific process starts with formulating a hypothesis. One of the requirements for this hypothesis is that it be falsifiable. The reason is that if the hypothesis cannot be demonstrated to be false regardless of what evidence is presented, then it cannot be tested. The purpose of the scientific experiment is to determine whether the hypothesis is true or false. If it cannot be shown to be false, then it follows that believing the claim cannot be rationally justified. There is a big difference between falsifiable and false. The theory of gravity is falsifiable, but not false. If two bodies of mass were shown to be unaffected by the force of gravity, then the theory would be proven false. Thus, there is a conceivable method for demonstrating the theory to be false, if such evidence could be found. But, no such evidence has been found, and thus the theory of gravity is given the label of "theory", which is essentially the scientific...

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