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Isn’t It Interesting?
by Jason Stotts For those of you who don’t know, M. and I are getting married this summer. Part of the process of preparing for our wedding involves having to write a new kind of ceremony and vows that are consistent with our philosophic principles and atheism. While working on these things I was reminded…
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Death by Immorality
by Jason Stotts [link] There are some things that are so tragic it is hard to even speak of them. This is one of those cases. Near Cincinnati an 18 year old girl, Jessica Logan, has hanged herself. Why? Well, she was in love with a boy and send him nude pictures of herself. After…
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Free Tea Party Signs
by Jason Stotts I want to announce my support for the grassroots “Tea Parties” springing up across the country in opposition to the rise of Socialism under Comrade Obama. Since I have not been able to actively participate in the demonstrations, I thought that I would put up some possible signs here that people could…
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Aporia: Emotions
by Jason Stotts Can a person be “in love” and yet feel nothing for the person he is supposedly in love with? Can he, on the other hand, feel as though he is in love with someone without thinking he is in love with her? Alternatively, can he feel hatred for a person he thinks…
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Shattered Illusions
by Jason Stotts There is no god. There is no “after life.” We will all die. Once one comes to accept each of these truths, to accept them as absolutely true and internalize them as completely real, a curious situation arises. The problem can best be called the “existential crisis” – but really, it’s only…
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My Life
by Jason Stotts I love my life. I only have one, and I will make the best of it. I will never lose sight of my values And the reasons for why I choose to fight, To create a world in which I want to live. I will never disregard, Each unique and irreplaceable moment,…
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Aporia: Prostitution
by Jason Stotts I’ve been thinking about prostitution a fair amount recently and I must admit that I’m baffled by it. On the one hand, people have sex all the time for free, so why is it different when money is involved? On the other hand, aren’t there some things that should just not be…
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Your God
by Jason Stotts Recently, I’ve been trying to do my part for reason by engaging in random spontaneous acts of activism (RSAA). One of the most effective that I’ve found, in terms of getting people to stop and think about their ideas, is to say “your god.” Now, you might be wondering how that is…
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