Logic 101 – Guns
This post is actually a little hard. I say actually because it should be easy. It should be easy because I have literally never seen a good argument against gun control. But, that is what also makes it hard. There are just so many bad arguments, I don’t even know where to begin. And, let’s…
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Logic 101 – Marijuana
My logic 101 post got way more attention than I expected. Now I’m feeling a little pressure, but that’s probably a good thing. It will keep me from getting lazy. Since one of the commentors mentioned marijuana, that’s where I’ll start. There are three types of argument that I consistently see and hear regarding legalizing…
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Logic 101
What do the teachers’ union, the gun lobby, the pro-marijuana activists, the anti-GMO activists, the anti-gay crusaders, and the anti-fracking activists have in common? Apparently, none of them ever took, let alone passed, logic 101. Now, that’s a pretty diverse group, and I am actually sympathetic to some of them. But their arguments in support…
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For Shame
There’s a funny thing about human beings. Rationality is only one of many factors in our decision-making and often it is not one of the most important factors. If it were, there would be no gun control debate. All of the available evidence points to a safer, happier and freer society when guns are restricted….
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Quotated
This is just a little experiment to see how to punctuate a quote within a quote within a quote within a quote and still have it be readable. If anyone reads it, let me know what you think (about the punctuation): Gene sidled into the writing center and saw Kerri. He approached her and…
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Cinnamon
“Well, what have we here? We weren’t expecting you for quite some time. What happened?” “‘Scuse me?” “We thought we had another 20-25 years before you got here,” the gate attendant replied. Jack looked around at the fluffy ground and giant golden gate in front of him. “Am I dead?” he asked. “Yup.” “Wow. How’d…
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A Daylight Savings Conversation with Me, My Ten Month Old Daughter and Our Cat
This is the conversation as it actually occurred. Me: It’s time to go to sleep, sweetie. Daughter: But, Father, it’s still light outside. Why must I sleep? Me: Daylight savings started today. It’s your bedtime. And if you stay awake much longer, you won’t wake up on time tomorrow. Daughter: Daylight savings? How can that…
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Is Chuck Klosterman Still Relevant?
First off, I’d like to apologize to Chuck Klosterman. This post isn’t really about him. He is just representative of something I wanted to talk about. That is the fact that people never seem to talk about what they claim to be talking about. And I think the constant talk about relevance is a relevant example. …
