décembre 2010
62 billets
The arrogance of the atheists: They batter... →
Here's Why You Shouldn't Lie To Your Kids About... →
nprfreshair:
The Business Insider has a great — provocative, thought-provoking and flame-baity — piece up today about why indoctrinating your kids into this whole Santa myth thing is maybe a bad idea. It’s immoral! Selfish! Pointless!
I for one (not speaking for Fresh Air here, just yours truly) am inclined to agree.
The argument goes something like this: lying to children is bad.
You...
Kubrick 2001: The space odyssey explained →
A must-watch if you seen/read 2001: A Space Odyssey and gone “huh?!” at the end (or all the way through, really).
Kubrick 2001: The space odyssey explained →
A must-watch if you seen/read 2001: A Space Odyssey and gone “huh?!” at the end (or all the way through, really).
Dear punctuation,... →
Jim Lehrer’s MacNeil / Lehrer Editorial Guidelines.
They are as follows:
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– Jim Lehrer (via newshour) (via nprfreshair)
There is nothing so horrible in nature as to see a beautiful theory murdered by...
– Benjamin Franklin
Ron Paul defends WikiLeaks on the House floor
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new...
– Isaac Asimov
If we don’t believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we...
– Noam Chomsky
He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my...
– Albert Einstein (though I don’t necessarily agree, you gotta admit - he had a way of saying things that was quite enjoyable)