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BroadSnark | Is Education Overrated?
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Thoughts on politics, religion, violence, inequality, social control, change, and random other things from an autonomous, analytical, adopted, abolitionist, anarchist who likes the letter A. June 14, 2008. Recently, John McCain opposed a bill requiring equal pay for women. He received a maelstrom of blogosphere. Criticism for his assertion that what women needed was “education and training.”. Education as a panacea. The implication remains the same. Without education, children will fail in life. ...Shari...
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Heresy Corner: Pat Robertson, Voodoo and the Haitian disaster
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Subscribe in a reader. Allegedly married twins (7). Atheist bus campaign (4). Boris v Ken (11). Church of England (31). Extreme images ban (5). Leonardo da Vinci (1). Luana de faveri (2). MPs expenses crisis (18). Osama bin Laden (5). Priestly abuse scandals (10). Same sex marriage (5). Saudi rape victim (4). Twitter Joke Trial (6). 10 Things You Should Know About Seventh Day Adventists. A Don's Life by Mary Beard. Bigot made homeless by flood of ‘near biblical proportions’. A Very British Dude. Few doub...
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Sci-Fi | Freethunk
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Just another WordPress weblog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Defending ‘Star Trek V, The Final Frontier’. February 7, 2011. Star Trek 5, * * Stars for shooting God, * * Stars for a sequel. 8220;Of all of the Star Trek movies, this is the worst.”. Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times. One of the most reviled Star Trek movies is part V or part 5, hated even more than the original Star Trek Movie with the bald-headed lady. I’ve been trying to figure out why because. If you haven’t seen.
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Other organisations
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Anyone with a scientific outlook would probably enjoy Cafe Scientifique. A place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science and technology . Similarly, Philosophy in Pubs. A group of like-minded people searching for philosophical stimulation in a relaxed atmosphere comes highly recommended, as does Skeptics in the Pub (in Brighton. Like the Discovery Channel with Beer! Also takes place in Brighton, as does Sunday Assembly Brighton.
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Twitter, 1; teachers, 0 | *headdesk*
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March 25, 2009. Twitter, 1; teachers, 0. Yet another) primary curriculum shakeup. The report is due next month, but unsurprisingly, a draft found its way to The Guardian. Children will no longer have to study the Victorians or the second world war under proposals to overhaul the primary school curriculum, the Guardian has learned. However, the draft plans will require children to master Twitter and Wikipedia and give teachers far more freedom to decide what youngsters should be concentrating on in classes.
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Conversation | *headdesk*
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March 23, 2009. An article on the BBC website. Describes the frustration parents have in trying to goad their kids into sharing information about school. A few observations:. 2 Further to point 1, as the government actively works to disinvolve parents in the upbringing of their kids, we can all expect more of the same. 4 “Only 16% of children volunteered information about their day at school.”. Laquo; Friends in strange places. Tuesday links.fo’ reals. When my eldest was at primary school I took her back...
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TV Commentary | Freethunk
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Just another WordPress weblog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Category Archives: TV Commentary. Freethinking commentary on Television, from new programs to classic TV. Freethunk.net highlights religious parody, atheism, and propaganda within the pop culture of the boob tube. Rockford Files: ‘Quickie Nirvana’. January 2, 2013. Rockford Files, Episode: “Quickie Nirvana” where a clueless new ager just doesn’t get it. There’s plenty of humor from Rockford’s smart remarks as h...What they...
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Interviews | Freethunk
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Just another WordPress weblog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Interviews with atheists, unbelievers, Christians, and other religious entertainers in exploring freethinking and religion in pop culture. An Atheist Interview with Heaven’s Metal Editor Doug Van Pelt. May 6, 2011. For awhile now, I’ve been wanting to interview Doug Van Pelt, the editor of Heaven’s Metal Magazine (now simply called HM Magazine). What prompted it and was it intended to go as far as it did? Those first few i...
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Le Blogue du Prof Solitaire: Anti-intellectualisme
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Ce n'est pas mon imagination, l'anti-intellectualisme a le vent dans les voiles. C'est certainement le cas dans la culture américaine, qui nous influence si fortement! Il me semble que la popularité de Donald Trump l'illustre brillamment. There is a growing and disturbing trend of anti-intellectual elitism in American culture. It’s the dismissal of science, the arts, and humanities and their replacement by entertainment, self-righteousness, ignorance, and deliberate gullibility. Part of the reason for th...
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