I was talking yesterday to a couple of fellow smokers from my building, both investment bankers, and I asked them, "In what way does the idea of endlessly rising residential home prices differ from a Ponzi scheme ?" They both replied, "It..
Topics: communism and socialism

Recent commenter the_world_in_my_eyes says , "Agnostics are individuals who say 'Since God has not shown himself, we have no idea about whether he exists or not'." This is precisely what I mean by bullshit philosophical hair-splitting...
Topics: egregious stupidity, rants, religion

I love you, Dr. Bérubé , and I want to have your babies. (bonus points if you know the reference)
Topics: miscellaneous

Go figure: I seem to have made a convert . Welcome to the club! The scariest — and most exhilarating — thing about being an atheist is that your moral beliefs become your own, an expression of who you are at a deep level. You don't have...
Topics: miscellaneous, religion

The difference between labeling yourself as an atheist or an agnostic is primarily political . If you want to take a position of advocacy against religion, call yourself an atheist. If you don't want to take a position — and I don't feel anyone.
Topics: atheist politics, religion