Where Alcohol and Anthropology Meet
Faith and Belief: Remnants of Our Ancestry Used to Enslave Our Minds, by Glen Vickers, attempts to look at the evolutionary psychology of religion, but fails miserably. It had the potential to be a solid work, however it could have benefited from better fact checking, a more skilled copy editor, and the reliance on citation. […]
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I have written a few articles on the misrepresentation of scientific theory. I have pointed out that theories are not “fact.” They are not known to be true. In the past, I have used the word “consistent” rather than “true” in order to address a theory, but consistency is not really enough to describe how […]
ContinueThe other day I received my mug from MST3K. I was one of the lucky (or unlucky) ones that received an intact mug. Of course, calling it a mug is debatable, since it has no handle. So the task with which I was faced was to create some kind of drink that does not require […]
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Omiai is the tradition of arranged marriages in Japan, and it was a very large component of finding relationships in Japan, up until the 60s. Indeed, according to Typing the Knot, just half a century ago, around 70% of all marriages were arranged marriages, but by 1998, that number fell to less than 10%. Now, […]
ContinueWhether or not we are to oppose a cultural system depends on a variety of factors.
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Some atheists are offended when people say that they will pray for them. I have no such issue with prayer. I simply don’t believe it will work.
ContinueA very rough draft of a formalization of science, largely based off of the system of science established by Karl Popper.
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The Dalmation The dalmation is a grapefruit cocktail, made with either gin or vodka, and black pepper syrup. Forgo the black pepper and you have a traditional grayhound cocktail. I chose to go with gin, and specifically Uncle Val’s botanical gin, as I thought it would complement the flavor profile of the other ingredients. For […]
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This is just a pet project of mine: constructing a fun little religion. Started many years ago when I was a kid. This is a work in progress draft of The Penguinomicon.
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The problem of evil seems to destroy god claims. However, this is only true if we look at life as a very significant component of our existence.
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