tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +0000ethicscontrolcitizensright-wing bullshitbehaviouraccountabilityimmigrationelectionscommunityargumenttorontoprivacyreferendumconsequentialismdebateNBAmotivationevolution warsmedicaldmcatruthacademiataxesactionfrankfurtdennettopen accessthoughtblog supportworkvotingreformcynical? moi?tradechoicepolitical justicerealitythursdaycreationgods of grindfucking liberalspropertymetaethicspolicygovernmentinternationalphilosophyfaithpropositionsepistemologyautonomymetalhfx09beliefholidaystweetsinsurancepainpowerelectonexperimentalcharactergeneration seriespovertystrikesgay marriageiraneducationcivilitytechnologyopen access seriesdemocracyexplanationthe folkharmAPA Easternchristmasmilitaryriskunderstandingfascismelectricityprotestexistencebiologycharitycourtprovincialbcontariocanadateachingwednesdayknowledgetheorypersonslibertyelectionrealismetiquettejusticeintentionmusicatheismdiscriminationcitizenshipunionsprivatemetawe're all gonna diecopyrightstuck mojoenergycommitmentaididentityskepticismdignitymayoruscontracting out09f911029d74e35bd84156c5635688c0solidarityhealthhomoeroticism? what homoeroticism?alienationnationfunnyrightsmethodologyartwtfontologyfreedomstupiditytransplantpsychologytravelgradingsocietyteleologyzombiecitiesnonsensepersonhoodbiasleadersocialismwikileaksfridayconstitutionracismlogicmclellandsecurityeconomylanguagereasonclimate changeequalityagencylabourpragmatismin flames we trusthousingrespectscientismtransparencypharmaceuticalstuesdayeuropefederalfuntransiti'm on a boatconstructivismcapitalismgreen partydissertationmindhealth insurancemediaus electionvaluescotlandresponsibilitystriketrustpublicmondaybangyourfuckinheadslong gun registryconsciousnesswageschangepiracysocialenvironmentliberalsevolutionobligationsexemotionsyoutubespracticalitypeter singerquebecactivismcrimeinternetpredictionsciencechristianityndpwomenseparatismbritainresearchmortgageamazonfaillawjudgegreenspoliticsculturerandomgamesexpressionpublic servicesreasoningblogunited kingdomconservativescountryeconomicsprinciplejoin usfoodhealthcareintellectual propertyreligiongodlunacyreasonsdrugsutilitiesTo Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the TruthWe are here and this is now. <br><br>Politics, philosophy, and anything else that strikes my fancy. <br>Irregular updates to <a href="http://twitter.com/ADHR">Twitter</a>. <br>Personal nonsense on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/motetcygnet">Facebook</a>. <br><br>My thoughts on blog comments <a href="http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2009/07/comments.html">here</a>.http://trssastt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (ADHR)Blogger978125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-808542999177125462Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-01-28T09:30:00.097-05:00metalmusicWeekend metal-bloggingBurzum, "Dunkelheit"Yeah, I'm sort of amazed this was on VH1, too.http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2012/01/weekend-metal-blogging_28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=VHHIfEC0U3k:gIZWHwXVKVQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-7315582246711256674Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-01-24T09:30:03.504-05:00tuesdayreasoningcharacterargumentskepticismlogicOn ethotic arguments.Arguments that appeal to the character of the arguer -- ethotic arguments -- are generally consider poor. I say "generally" to mean the general public, including particularly those who have had some education in basic logic. I'm not sure where else people could get the idea that there's something illogical, or even irrational, about criticizing an argument by criticizing the person who has made http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-ethotic-arguments.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=a_9Q07pcPEw:-R46GZl7vBs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-5447201869354584274Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-01-23T09:30:04.875-05:00mondaycopyrightpropertyrightsinternetintellectual propertygovernmentuspoliticsfreedomOn controlling the internet.For those who haven't been paying attention, the US Department of Justice inadvertently provided the best argument imaginable against passing such insane legislation as PIPA or SOPA. They took down Megaupload.com, seized millions in assets and have begun extradition proceedings against the company's principals.I've seen some commentary to the effect that there are no serious due process issues ashttp://trssastt.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-controlling-internet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=gCJBHoFTAUA:Ahog8IU2jGM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-8537804673561824873Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-01-21T09:30:03.153-05:00metalmusicWeekend metal-bloggingThe video is lazy, and Alexi is a shadow of what he was. But CoB are still one of the best MDM bands there is.Children of Bodom, "Was It Worth It?"http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2012/01/weekend-metal-blogging_21.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=4U_ZoRP_0Xo:T0nH8zb6d4g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-1300134569364444403Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-01-20T09:30:01.875-05:00fridayunionspublic servicestaxesgovernmentpoliticsOn public goods and services.Apologies for the disjointedness of this one. This is more back of the envelope than even usual.Who should pay for public goods? Who should provide them?By "public goods" I mean products or services created in order to benefit the general public. The contrast would thus be to "private goods" which are created expressly to benefit a limited/specified group of people, or even a single person. http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-public-goods-and-services.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=OvfvfgJT4Rc:pXL4kYQkWz4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-1188793580302289641Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-01-19T09:30:04.324-05:00thursdayatheismgodbeliefreligionfreedomOn belief in god.It seems to be belief week here. Or something. Today, back to goddy questions, thus talking about the belief in god.The phrase "belief in X" is critically ambiguous, and this ambiguity often works against the interests of the atheist/antitheist side, as it affords the religious another escape hatch for avoiding seriously facing criticism.If I say "I believe in Bigfoot", what do I mean? I might http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-belief-in-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=q-zIOg5B2YM:fLKnLq9muxY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-6359257071055817811Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-01-18T09:30:03.861-05:00ethicspropertypiracyrightswednesdayintellectual propertyOn intellectual property rights.More on the piracy issue. It's often argued that intellectual property has some sort of moral dimension. It's just wrong to infringe on intellectual property rights. I don't think this case is really very good.Intellectual property rights get their moral weight -- or, at least, their apparent moral weight -- through the (mis) application of two separate principles: the principle of authorship andhttp://trssastt.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-intellectual-property-rights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=ShWNwGtF7Uo:3KCE1VlHx40:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-4877397980930793053Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-01-17T20:40:59.728-05:00tuesdayreasoningbeliefskepticismpropositionsphilosophythoughtlogicOn belief and the unprovable.I've said previously that, in my view, what is unprovable is to that extent unbelievable. I should probably explain and defend that, at least a little. I think it's a good and useful principle for skeptical thinking.The claim amounts to saying that it is literally impossible to form a belief whose content is a proposition which cannot be shown, even on balance of probabilities, to be true or http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-belief-and-unprovable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=qwOTeRG0GNQ:5zeVmWsAHlE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-5809540354250222837Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-01-16T09:30:03.770-05:00ndpmondayliberalsquebecpolicyseparatismconservativesgovernmentfederalleaderpoliticsgay marriageOn this and that.Bits and bobs because nothing all that interesting is happening.Lise St. DenisAfter 10 years as a party activist, Lise St-Denis, MP for a riding the Liberals haven't come close to holding since Chr&233;tien, crossed the floor to the Liberal benches, apparently because she didn't agree with long-standing NDP policies -- including, one supposes, its policy on floor-crossing.When you get it all http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-this-and-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=e60YNIcemnA:8A48lJ40lGY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-6431503636588461924Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-01-07T09:30:01.775-05:00metalmusicWeekend metal-blogging.I get the feeling that this video is an obscure joke at someone's expense -- possibly the exec who paid for it.Pain, "The Great Pretender"http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2012/01/weekend-metal-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=PiGvpwzxq8A:i_5BXDG2On8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-8017580144975084570Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:30:00 +00002012-01-05T09:30:02.321-05:00thursdayreasonatheismgodknowledgephilosophyreligionfaithOn faith."Faith" is an oft-cited word, particularly against atheist demands for proof of religious claims. But what does it mean?It clearly can't just mean "this is unprovable", as what is unprovable is, to that extent, unbelievable. I can't prove, one way or the other, that there is a mind-independent reality. So, to the extent that I have no proof, I thus have no belief. For example, I cannot prove, onehttp://trssastt.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-faith.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=BHeo-sI5O6c:cNLII0qRVc8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-267762161550646174Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:42:00 +00002012-01-04T16:42:52.982-05:00economicsethicsconsequentialismpiracyphilosophywednesdayintellectual propertyOn the ethics of piracy.So, it seems that some version of PIPA/SOPA will become law in the United States. To no particular effect on those who can see the technical loopholes a mile away, but it's a nice illustration of the importance of having lobbyists promoting your interests in the capital. Similarly, we'll get some sort of bastardized version of same when the Conservatives revise the copyright law. Again, to no http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2012/01/on-ethics-of-piracy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=K8BSqLgCKAU:6gSiR2Aay_8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-4653620183665275479Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-12-31T09:30:01.623-05:00metalmusicWeekend metal-blogging (double shot)What can I say? I like this band. Try not to die this New Year's; try not to kill anyone (unless they deserve it for dishonouring the All-Father); and tweet every RIDE checkpoint you come across, just to annoy the cops.Amon Amarth, "Twilight of the Thunder God"Click Here To Watch The VideoAmon Amarth, "Guardians of Asgard"Click Here To Watch The Videohttp://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/weekend-metal-blogging-double-shot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=HY6rFAfz4r8:sZGD_qVbsdk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-2275544304276941937Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-12-30T09:30:02.320-05:00fridaypoliticsOn wishful thinking.Since this will end up being the last actual content, save metal-blogging, which goes up before 2012, I thought it somewhat appropriate -- and usefully time-saving -- to put up a (very) likely fruitless wishlist for the coming year in politics.Hooray.I'll keep it to five points, just because.(1) For supporters of successful parties to stop being such dicks. Yes, your team won lots. We know. We http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-wishful-thinking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=y9By6BhX0Dc:HOhUkSG4_RY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-348824707466055419Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-12-29T09:30:01.009-05:00thursdaycultureatheismreligionchristmaschristianityholidaysOn ChristmasI think I've finally put my finger on what irritates me so much about the "put the Christ back in Christmas!" crowd. It's not just that they're hectoring and self-righteous. That is annoying -- very annoying -- but not unusually so. Political partisans can be just as bad, as can academics. Just today I read about a Toronto cop who went onto Twitter to condemn people who tweet the location of RIDEhttp://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=lLsGAE_OTBs:Tknz0LAOxN0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-6909467072299479838Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:50:00 +00002011-12-28T14:51:25.295-05:00philosophywednesdaythoughtmindlanguageprivateOn private language.So, here's a weird idea. Suppose that you lived in a small village. And everyone in this village had an odd habit -- they all carried around a little wooden box. Whenever someone said the word "beetle" to someone else, the person who heard it would determine what it meant by looking at their own box. Now, if everyone had exactly the same thing in their box, then communication would be smooth and http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-private-language.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=kIXpBEze_SA:CmiKDU3s0xM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-6494481127556670614Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-12-24T09:30:00.758-05:00metalmusicWeekend metal-blogging.Napalm Death, "On the Brink of Extinction". A very Christmassy tune.Click Here To Watch The Videohttp://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/weekend-metal-blogging_24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=wMXGDnbpHdA:Gkbzco9p4og:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-6991247386179863051Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-12-23T09:30:01.337-05:00educationpolicysocietyteachingfridaybehaviourgovernmentpoliticsOn education.A plea for sanity in education policy:First, don't expect the educational system to make up for our utterly screwed-up system of child-rearing. It's an open secret that parents are responsible for only a small fragment of a child's development; most is done by the peer group and community at large. If parents can't do everything, why should we think teachers can?Honestly, the teacher-as-superherohttp://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-education.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=gJbaPJxYB_c:sRsfUH3RQCU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-4129924448094838438Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-12-22T09:30:04.544-05:00thursdayatheismchoicereligionequalityjusticediscriminationdignityOn religious discrimination and cheap tastes.A serious problem facing religious people is that of religious-based and -justified discrimination. Often, this is gendered, but not always. Conservative variants of Christianity, Judaism and Islam aren't big fans of gays and lesbians, after all. It's bad enough when this is turned against people outside the religious group; but there's something especially problematic about discriminating http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-religious-discrimination-and-cheap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=S4LBWeGUpiw:11ZJyRiL0mg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-7720920243903688310Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-12-21T09:30:03.408-05:00actionethicsconsequentialismphilosophywednesdaypracticalityOn consequentialism.Consequentialism -- also called utilitarianism -- is one of the going theories in moral philosophy. It's supposed to give us an account of what is and is not moral. So, not what morality is, nor why anyone should care about it, but how to tell whether a given course of action is morally right or wrong. I've always found it sort of a weird theory, in that I'm not sure it's really a moral theory athttp://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-consequentialism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=266l3HBAxg4:bQBgPpPB6zA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-4860988847592549481Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-12-20T09:30:02.610-05:00tuesdayharmriskskepticismhealthlong gun registrysciencestupiditypainOn reducing risk.Currently, there's multiple public panics which neatly cross lines dividing partisan and political allegiances, over things including registering guns, vaccines, wi-fi (in schools), and (placement of) wind turbines. One common thread shot through all of them is that we need to "reduce risk". In what sense these policies reduce risk is totally opaque. Risk assessment is tricky, but that's no http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-reducing-risk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=ut5knfqfjxs:bzLUmIVE_VA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-8678059794251137133Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:34:00 +00002011-12-19T16:35:02.832-05:00ontariomondayunionsgovernmenttorontoright-wing bullshitlabourdemocracycitiesOn industrial relations in Toronto.It's pretty much a given at this point that Toronto's useful idiot of a mayor, the unfortunately duplicated (have you seen his brother?) Rob Ford, is on track to provoke a pointless war with the city's unions. In the interest of getting ahead of the curve for once, let me quickly explain how badly Ford has botched this.Industrial Relations 101 -- or, more accurately, Remedial Industrial Relationshttp://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-industrial-relations-in-toronto.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=nph517raUVg:1F1nJhoPabs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-2773328240174772095Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-12-17T09:30:03.735-05:00metalmusicWeekend metal-blogging.Insomnium, "Through the Shadows"Not sure what's going on in the video. Okay, yes, playing in the woods, fine -- but spiders? And picture frames? Huh? Still, song is glorious.Click Here To Watch The Videohttp://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/weekend-metal-blogging_17.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=P0EegoH-i-Q:KCg5qcBNbdg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-277193815963940161Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-12-16T09:30:04.495-05:00powersocietyfridayphilosophyjusticegovernmentpoliticsdemocracyOn international justice.International justice is kind of a mess, at least in comparison to domestic justice. For it to be possible for justice to exist, it's not enough to just have a group of people trying to behave ethically to each other. Justice exists when those people organize themselves together in such a way that (semi-) independent institutions emerge. And those institutions -- and the distribution of rights http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-international-justice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=HODaeglIaKs:5smdkoDhO7A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206580.post-2965348374556270215Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +00002011-12-15T09:30:03.578-05:00thursdayatheismphilosophyreligionprinciplepersonhoodgods of grindconsciousnessOn conceptions of god.There's a plethora of different ways of conceiving god. A common trick employed by people defending their religion -- or the rationality of their religion -- is to switch between an indefensible conception and a defensible one. While there are a lot of different ways to think about god, I tend to think they can be grouped into two categories. Stipulate that a "god" is superhuman, and different http://trssastt.blogspot.com/2011/12/on-conceptions-of-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (ADHR)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?a=joS5VeuFUVA:6bNbmDaAldk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ToRideShootStraightAndSpeakTheTruth?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>