Jun 12 2009
The Equality of Differences Differences and similarities of anything are based on our subjective judgements about whatever it is. In our society, for example, men are judged more capable in most kinds of work than are women, because society has placed...
Jun 12 2009
Obama considering tougher Iran sanctions WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) — Iran’s launching of its first space satellite is prompting the Obama administration to seek tougher sanctions against Tehran, aides say.
Jun 12 2009
Why People Lie Lies. We hear them everywhere. Be it from the mouth of a politician glossing over the facts or a desperate student trying to cover up for his night of hedonism and disregard for homework, lies are being told all over the place by just...
Jun 10 2009
Fischer-Z were a British rock band, who released nine albums between 1979 and 2002. The original line-up consisted of John Watts (vocals, guitar), David Graham (bass), Steve Skolnik (keyboards) and Steve Liddle (drums). Fischer-Z’s biggest hit...
Jun 10 2009
What is Plagiarism? Many people think of plagiarism as copying another\’s work, or borrowing someone else\’s original ideas. But terms like \”copying\” and \”borrowing\” can disguise the seriousness of the offense:
Jun 10 2009
The Buck Stops — Where? Living Without Ultimate Moral Responsibility Galen Strawson, interviewed by Tamler Sommers, on getting free of free will
Jun 10 2009
I was very ignorant to think that only a man could be God. But why wouldn’t I think that after all that is what we woman have always been taught. In all the religions, who is God? A man of course! - Well teaching the word of God couldn’t...
Jun 10 2009
Canadian War Criminals? Yesterday, two international legal scholars, Prof. Michael Byers from the University of British Columbia and Prof. William A. Schabas from the Irish Centre for Human Rights, sent a letter to the Prosecutor of the International...
Jun 8 2009
Microsoft offers unworkable solution to Bing porn As I pointed out in an earlier post, searching for certain terms on Microsoft’s new Bing.com search engine brings up videos that display hardcore porn within the Web site and because the porn is...
Jun 8 2009
Johannes Kepler was born at 2:30 PM on December 27, 1571, in Weil der Stadt, Württemberg, in the Holy Roman Empire of German Nationality. He was a sickly child and his parents were poor. But his evident intelligence earned him a scholarship to the...