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Posted by on Jul 27, 2015 in Blog, Las Vegas, Personal, Politics | 1 comment

An Amazing Learning Experience at TAM 2015 (“The Amazing Meeting”)

 

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James Randi, a.k.a. “The Amazing Randi” (left) onstage with activist, lecturer, and magician Jamy Ian Swiss (right)

 

Last weekend, I attended “The Amazing Meeting,” also known as TAM 2015.

It was amazing!

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Posted by on Dec 26, 2014 in Blog, Movie Reviews, Politics | 1 comment

How One Man’s Being “Abnormal” Saved 14 Million Lives (Movie Review: “The Imitation Game”)

 

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There’s no such thing as “normal.”  We all look and act differently.  Each of us perceives things separately.  All of us think in unique ways.  Each one of us must contend with the influences which shape our lives and mold us into becoming individuals.  No one’s single experience, nor a reaction to it, is quite the same.  Hence, being “normal” becomes an apparition.  

Normality does not exist.

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Posted by on Dec 25, 2014 in Blog, Personal | 2 comments

A Christmas Night Manifesto for Secular Humanists (Part 2)

 

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By the looks of me and the things that I do, one would assume I’m a Christian believer.  Every year, I put up a Christmas tree and hang up pretty lights and decorations.  I’ve committed most of the verses of popular Christmas songs to memory.  I attend Christmas shows, even those held inside churches.  I send out Christmas cards to friends and family.  I buy presents.  My heart is filled with joy.  I even get sentimental.

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Posted by on Dec 15, 2014 in Blog, Book Reviews, Politics | 0 comments

Remembering Christopher Hitchens, Who Died Three Years Ago Today

 

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Christopher Hitchens died three years ago today.  His life spanned 62 immensely productive years.  One presumes his words and ideas shall endure for a considerably longer time.  Even after his death, Hitchens remains a giant force of intellect worth reacquainting ourselves with regularly, and not just by those who share(d) his views.

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