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The Philosopher's Stone: 2014 Books Read
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Making people think . one idea at a time. Wednesday, December 31, 2014. End of the year, so time for my annual accounting of books consumed. (Out of deference to my lovely wife, I will not say "books read," because nearly half were in audiobook format.) Here are the books I consumed in 2014. The 2014 Book List. The Cats of Tanglewood Forest. By Charles de Lint. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided Over Religion and Politics. Embracing Your Best Self. Free Will and the Science of the Brain.
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The Philosopher's Stone: 04/01/2015 - 05/01/2015
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Making people think . one idea at a time. Thursday, April 02, 2015. The Religious Beliefs of Corporate Persons. I still think the Catholics should go with this. More-inspiring sigil for the modern age. Back in 2012, well before it occurred to me that a corporation could be said to have religious beliefs, I commented on the idea of "corporate personhood.". I focused on this idea at length in that post, but recent events have made it worth looking at again. Indiana RFRA and Corporations. One difference tha...
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The Philosopher's Stone: Corporations: People, Entities, or a Hybrid of Both?
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Making people think . one idea at a time. Saturday, July 14, 2012. Corporations: People, Entities, or a Hybrid of Both? Many liberals have made a lot out of the Citizens United. Decision by the Supreme Court. Which they describe as saying "corporations are people." However, the Supreme Court ruling doesn't actually use this terminology, even if the spirit of the ruling does imply that . Mitt Romney's Evolving View of Corporate Personhood. Available on the Kindle. The truth is, as Mitt Romney likes to say...
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The Philosopher's Stone: Religion, ISIS, Atheist Hypocrisy, Confirmation Bias, and Tribalism
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Making people think . one idea at a time. Thursday, September 11, 2014. Religion, ISIS, Atheist Hypocrisy, Confirmation Bias, and Tribalism. Licensed under Creative Commons. Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Several recent atheist commentators have rightly condemned ISIS, citing it as an example of religion gone horribly wrong. But then they go further, using the example of ISIS to condemn religion as a whole. Is this a valid move? If not, then why not? In the last few weeks the internet...
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The Philosopher's Stone
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Making people think . one idea at a time. Wednesday, December 30, 2009. Well, once again I've successfully made my goal of reading 50 books in the year. (Check out last year's list of books. This year, of course, I also wrote a book and also had a newborn baby, so it was an especially hectic task to try to get all of the reading in. Still, I was able to read 51 books and listen to 51 audiobooks, which was a pretty good achievement from my standpoint. By Linda Bridges and William F. Rickenbacker. By Barne...
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The Philosopher's Stone: Books Read in 2011
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Making people think . one idea at a time. Monday, January 02, 2012. Books Read in 2011. Every year, I like to look back at all of the books I've read in the previous year. In the days to come, I'll no doubt be putting together a more comprehensive retrospective of my other 2011 activities, but this is a good starting point. So, on to the list (with links to my reviews, when I got around to actually reviewing them):. By Scott Westerfeld (audiobook). The Hacker Ethic and the Spirit of the Information Age.
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The Philosopher's Stone: The Religious Beliefs of Corporate Persons
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Making people think . one idea at a time. Thursday, April 02, 2015. The Religious Beliefs of Corporate Persons. I still think the Catholics should go with this. More-inspiring sigil for the modern age. Back in 2012, well before it occurred to me that a corporation could be said to have religious beliefs, I commented on the idea of "corporate personhood.". I focused on this idea at length in that post, but recent events have made it worth looking at again. Indiana RFRA and Corporations. One difference tha...
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The Philosopher's Stone
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Making people think . one idea at a time. Friday, December 26, 2008. My Year of Magical Reading:. Back at the beginning of the year, I devoted some time to the website 43 Things and created. My list of 43 things. I've found several things I've done in the past, and since starting the list I've accomplished 5 of my "things" - and assuming I make it 6 more days without a cigarette, I'll have accomplished 6! I'll post my general "year in review" blog in a few days, but these books - the fact that I took the...
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The Philosopher's Stone: 10 Most Personally Influential Books
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Making people think . one idea at a time. Sunday, September 07, 2014. 10 Most Personally Influential Books. First, let me say that I've done this before, back in 2008, so here's a link to that list. Although please ignore all of the begging to join BookWise . it was a clever book-oriented multi-level marketing system which, sadly, did not survive the digital age). It should also be noted that the most influential book in my own life would have to be String Theory For Dummies. But I assume it's ineligible.
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The Philosopher's Stone: 09/01/2014 - 10/01/2014
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Making people think . one idea at a time. Thursday, September 11, 2014. Religion, ISIS, Atheist Hypocrisy, Confirmation Bias, and Tribalism. Licensed under Creative Commons. Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Several recent atheist commentators have rightly condemned ISIS, citing it as an example of religion gone horribly wrong. But then they go further, using the example of ISIS to condemn religion as a whole. Is this a valid move? If not, then why not? In the last few weeks the internet...
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