Recent content by DefiningReality

Here's a crash course in sociology... (to actual sociologists, I know I'm simplifying this and favoring Berger). 1. How culture is created is described as a three step process, (1) externalizing, (2) objectivating, and (3) internalizing. 1. a) Externalizing is the act of broadcasting...

In a two party system? Probably not. Worse, the strongest candidate doing something like what I described, mixing and matching conservative and liberal based on what of their belief systems conforms to a third ideological set, is Ron Paul, who is an unqualified nincompoop. In a two party...

In a two party system? Probably not. Worse, the strongest candidate doing something like what I described, mixing and matching conservative and liberal based on what of their belief systems conforms to a third ideological set, is Ron Paul, who is an unqualified nincompoop.

In a two party system? Probably not. Worse, the strongest candidate doing something like what I described, mixing and matching conservative and liberal based on what of their belief systems conforms to a third ideological set, is Ron Paul, who is an unqualified nincompoop.

To conservatives: Regulations aren't a bad thing. People who make their living by breaking the backs of those less fortunate than themselves deserve a measure of justice. More importantly, the people they are breaking deserve a measure of justice. You know that greed is bad. If you're honest...

If it's wrong to want something because it is familiar, is it also wrong to want something because it is different?

Bad form Escapist and Honorof. Greg Tito posted about this same article not two months ago and he at least had the integrity to post a link to it and not pretend like it was a new story. Since you couldn't be bothered to link to his article, please allow me...

So far what Blizzard is doing brilliantly is controlling the conversation. So far it has been very neatly centered around whether or not a sufficiently large biomass can be assumed to have internet and whether it is moral or not to exclude biomass that does not have constant internet...

I don't like where this is headed. It could be a gaff, some deep inner machinations of a large company operating without the consent of the whole, but it feels more calculated than that. It feels, with the demand for money up front and the mention of the already paid court fee, like "lawsuit...

Are there individuals who are tools and use an accusation of "PC" to justify their backward belief structures. Yes. Are there individuals who say things solely for political gain regardless of whether or not its philosophical underpinnings are rigorous? Equally Yes. "You're only accusing...

Swamp thing. He's a plant elemental. His literal superhero job description is "protect plants/the earth." Furthermore, plants are his primary tool in doing so, meaning zero carbon footprint for his actual superhero antics. Finally, since he lives in a swamp he participates in zero consumerism...

Yes... No... Depends on what ethical system you're using and how you're using it. For instance, pragmatism might get you in a conversation about what gains we actually received from dropping the bomb but it comes down to: if Gain > Loss then Bomb=Yes. It's more interesting to...