Tag Archives: freethought

What Pretension, Everlasting Peace

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Strange Loops

My grandfather lived a long life, well into his eighties. In his later years, he was caught in the grip of full-blown Parkinson’s dementia, and doctors suspected Alzheimer’s disease. He didn’t recognize people he had known all his life. He … Continue reading →

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Beneath Normal People Lurk Monsters

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Strange Loops

Back in 1961, Yale researcher Stanley Milgram performed a now-controversial experiment. He recruited people to volunteer in a psychology study supposedly about learning and memory. When they arrived, they were told the setup: a pair of participants were to play … Continue reading →

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Shortage of Proper, Trained Sorcerers

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Strange Loops

The Catholic Church just announced an effort to train hundreds of priests to become exorcists. Apparently, right now “you have to hunt high and low for a proper, trained exorcist,” according to the Vatican’s Exorcist in Chief, Father Gabriele Amorth. … Continue reading →

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Discrimination Against Atheists

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Strange Loops

A survey from Pew (Sep 2007) reported on Americans’ opinions of various religions. Basically, most people (76%) tend to have a favorable opinion of Jews and Catholics, more than half (53-60%) like Evangelical Christians, Mormons and Muslim Americans, though non-American … Continue reading →

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