From the ever-amusing Indexed: Bail us out, nerds.

Unfortunately, Anti-Intellectualism has been on the rise for about a decade, led by our Misunderestimated President.

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(This is the first in a series of unknown length on my thoughts on Buddhism’s Five Hindrances and their relationship to the concept in psychotherapy of Cognitive Distortions.)
I was first introduced to the psychological concept of cognitive distortions by Maria. Per the linked Wikipedia article, cognitive distortions are thought processes that “maintain negative thinking and […]

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Charles Darwin was born 199 years ago today. From the Darwin Day press release,

Recent Gallup polls show that 43 percent of Americans reject the theory of evolution and instead believe that “God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so.” And at least four […]

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What is the mind? Is it a product of the brain, or does it come from somewhere else? Is there a ghost in the machine?
A number of things have brought this source of controversy to my mind recently. One is that I just finished the second season of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone […]

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Adding to the never-ending adoration of His Noodliness, there is now an FSM hat.
Disclaimer: I am a cited supporter of the FSM agenda, as you can see on this page.

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