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POPSTwelve-Step Program For Recovery From Mormonism
3. I make to myself a firm promise to listen in the future only to reason, rationality, and factual evidence in making decisions about how I should live my life, rejecting all emotional appeals, guilt-inducing threats, myths, pretty stories, promises of castles in the air, and superstition. 4. I make a searching and fearless moral and intellectual inventory of myself with the purpose of recognizing in myself those weaknesses which induced me to remain Mormon for so long. 5. I itemize (preferably in writing) to myself and to a trusted loved one (and to a higher power if I believe in one) the specific reasons why I can no longer be Mormon. 6. I make the decision to do what is right, and to accept whatever the consequences may be for acknowledging the truth and living accordingly. 7. I begin working through each of my Mormonism-related problems of mind, body, relationships, and (if I believe in such a thing) spirit. 8. I make a list of those for whom it would be im
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POPSWild Bill Rallies for the Vatican That bastion of logic, that paragon of rationality is spouting his dogma once again. Has anyone considered that he might be the forgotten twin of Karl Rove? Just wondering.
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POPSEmployment and Insurance: What’s the Connection? The problem with insurance being tied to employment is that small businesses are not offered price breaks due to economies of scale. Small businesses are paying a proportionately higher cost than larger companies. And because of the growing number of uninsured Americans, cost shifting inevitably occurs. Additional health care costs are passed on to whoever is paying the bills – be that businesses or taxpayers. We taxpayers, businesses and individuals are paying to care for the uninsured, and we’re doing it in the most expensive way possible. As long as people continue to fall through the gaps, those who cannot afford healthcare through their employer or are unemployed, there will be a greater need for public policy to define a solution. Public policy should not be the only answer but instead should work with private industry to find a solution to cover all Americans.
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POPSThe irrationality of realpolitick Is it ironic that the latest proponents of realpolitick--the Obamoid masses--are so irrational as to expect rationality from a fanatic religious regime?
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POPSWeb Hosting Reviews At http://HostWisely.com you can hope to find <a href="http://hostwisely.com">Web Hosting Reviews</a> submitted by the real users so that you can benefit from their experience and avoid the common mistakes made by people at a large scale. But make sure you are not influenced by the reviews completely. Use your rationality and make your own decision. Your business demands may be different from the others, so make your decision
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POPSBBC documentaries dissecting modernity Brilliant documentary series. The first is about how Freud's psychology was used both to create the mass market and fascist propaganda. Edward Bernaise must be the most important person that have never heard of. Click 'online' to see on YouTube. I don't remember seeing them in the main BBC schedule.
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POPSWhat is "Ask-Philosophers"? "This site puts the talents and knowledge of philosophers at the service of the general public. Send in a question that you think might be related to philosophy and we will do our best to respond to it. To date, there have been 2362 questions posted and 3069 responses"
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POPSProf Coyne's dismantling of religion ... Give the full essay a read ... Science and faith are NOT compatible -- not matter how much a person wants to make them coexist in "the same brain" ... as Coyne says requires that with one part of your brain you accept only those things that are tested and supported by agreed-upon evidence, logic, and reason, while with the other part of your brain you accept things that are unsupportable or even falsified. With his usual flair, the physicist Richard Feynman characterized this difference: "Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool." With religion, there is just no way to know if you are fooling yourself.
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POPSNot Quite Abandonment A somewhat misleading headline indicates Americans are finding rationality when in fact they are simply changing their perception of what they think Christianity should be. Could this be a harbinger that eventually they will see the scam of religion for what it is? I wouldn't bet on it.
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POPSThe World Needs Faith and Reason, science and religion Pithy article. There has been much interesting debate on CM about science and reason. I thought that by throwing in this viewpoint of a scientist, the possibility of comments motivated by precise delineation and fairly tight holding frames may arise.
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POPSWhy we need rationality Underpinning much of the turmoil in the world is belief in the supernatural, i.e. religion. To deny this and focus on how much good is done by religious people is to be blind to the dual persona that religion presents. I contend that the good that is done by religion is in part necessitated by the bad that is done in the name of religion. Herculean humanitarian efforts in war torn regions of the world would not be needed if these regions were not embroiled in sectarian strife. In a way, it's like the snake oil salesman first infecting you and then offering you the cure.
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POPSThe way the brain buys Scientists used to assume that emotion and rationality were opposed to each other, but Antonio Damasio, now professor of neuroscience at the University of Southern California, has found that people who lose the ability to perceive or experience emotions as the result of a brain injury find it hard or impossible to make any decisions at all. They can’t shop. ergo we shop with our hearts..;-)
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