Daily Archives: February 7, 2014

Ex Libris: Jonathan Haidt, “The Righteous Mind” (Part II)

by | February 7, 2014

In my first post about the American psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Politics And Religion“, I explained that I was more or less in agreement with Haidt’s conclusion that human moral decision-making is driven more by emotion and intuition than by conscious reasoning. This idea is one… Read more »

Catholic Fundamentalists against The Charter

by | February 7, 2014

Yet another Catholic journal speaks out against the Quebec Charter.  The journal, Michael, Vers Demain in French, describes itself this journal deals with money issues, and that it also contains religious articles. The aim of this journal is very simple: to promote the development of a better world, by applying Christian principles into society, especially… Read more »

The Paleo Art of Julius Csotonyi

by | February 7, 2014

Veronica posted a great article about Tiktaalik yesterday that mentioned the new Canadian Mint coin. I ordered mine as soon as it was available and I’m looking forward  to adding it to my existing collection. The coins glow in the dark in skeleton form and the paleo-artist, Julius Csotonyi does great work.

Google and Sochi 2014

by | February 7, 2014

Google created an extra special Doodle for Canada to celebrate the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics to remind us of the words of the Olympic Charter: “The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport, without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires mutual… Read more »