Various atheist blogs recently drew attention to British intellectual Susan Blackmore’s account of giving a lecture at an Oxford-based institution that “hosts groups of several hundred 17-18 year-olds for two weeks of classes”. She was speaking about memes, a term coined by Richard Dawkins to refer to ideas whose tendency … Continue reading →

I came across this meme on Twitter today. It is a nice quote that seems to support a Humanist outlook, but unfortunately it isn’t accurate & I’ve noted the errors in notes on the meme itself.   Wrong Emperor This isn’t Marcus Aurelius, it’s Caracalla. Marcus Aurelius has more of … Continue reading →