Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
SkepTech — an upcoming Minnesota conference “all about the relationship between critical thinking and innovation” led by two campus student skeptic groups — has announced a harassment policy. I cannot fathom why conferences appealing to communities of humanists, skeptics, rationalists, etc. would need exhaustive guidelines for conduct to be spelled out and presented not only […]
Michael Nugent, writer and chair of the advocacy group Atheist Ireland, has authored a blog post addressing a recent Youtube video I uploaded. I recently provided advice for people sharing controversial opinions to reduce the negative feedback they experience on the internet. I will respond to Nugent’s post, addressed to me, which has two questions. I will […]
The Secular Coalition for Pennsylvania is hosting a fundraising luncheon concerning issues of church/state separation with none other than Richard Dawkins! A limited amount of tickets for this lunch go on sale tonight and will likely soon be sold out. Have an exclusive intimate luncheon conversation with Richard Dawkins and donate to the Secular Coalition […]
I was invited to appear on episode two of the new “Chill Girls in Pink Corvettes” podcast with @reneehendricks, @woolybumblebee, and @jeh74 (‘Outwest’) to discuss secular/atheist activism and current controversy in the atheist/skeptic communities. How can people get involved in secular/atheist activism? How can people who shy away from controversy contribute? What sort of pushback […]
In a previous post, I shared a paper I had written — following an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting I attended — for a graduate-level class I am currently enrolled in. Here is another paper written following the second meeting I attended. Share your thoughts in the comments. — The second meeting I attended opened in a […]
