I can haz youtube video? June 17, 2009
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Given the growing trend of educational and otherwise interesting videos on youtube I figured I’d have a go at it to see what I could do after I discovered Windows Movie Maker was included with windows. (more…)
Why not why? Language and such. May 22, 2009
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Welcome to my relatively direction-less rant about “why”, definitions and language in general… 
Happy Newtonmas Everybody December 27, 2008
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It seems I’ve left my blogging fall behind again but I’ll be resurrecting this blog over the next week or two and will aim to get back to regular blogging.
I hope everyone has a good break and hopefully we can get some constructive discussion going next year
Cheers
Ian
My take on morality August 7, 2008
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There has been a bit of activity on this blog in the comments sections about the ever entertaining issue of morality. I have posted on this issue in the past but in this post I want to describe my opinion on how morals work, where they came from, and why we don’t need an objective moral set to explain the values and moral conscience we see in people today.
Evidence Based Thought June 28, 2008
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I’d like to introduce you to a new blog that I am one of several authors for called Evidence Based Thought. You can find the blog here:
http://evidencebasedthought.wordpress.com/
This was an idea started by a group of sceptics of the show Sensing Murder who all met on the forum set up by the producers of the show and subsequently have been in contact outside of the forum. There is a wide diversity of experiences and knowledge among the authors and I think it over time we will get some excellent discussion going about pseudoscience and the paranormal over there.
Check it out!
Reading Level of my blog (LOL) January 8, 2008
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Curiosity kills the cat lol. I saw this just posted on Allan’s blog here where his blog’s reading level was rated “College, Undergrad” so out of curiosity I checked mine:
I didn’t think I was that bad lol – hopefully it isn’t chasing people away
Having said that, I will get to another substantive post soon; I have several half written posts I must finish!
Cheers
Ian
Carl Sagan December 19, 2007
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Thanks to Ken’s blog I became aware that tomorrow (Thursday 20th December) is the 11th anniversary of Carl Sagan’s death and as a memorial another blog is running the second annual Carl Sagan blog-a-thon. As someone who has been more than inspired by Sagan I felt the need to post something about my thoughts on the man.
NZBrights July 19, 2007
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After much thought I have decided to commit myself to becoming a Bright. One of the things that attracts me to this notion is that it is not a “club” or an organisation with rules and doctrine, it is merely a way of identifying one’s beliefs and of networking with like minded people. I suspect many religious people may see the Brights as an atheist religion but I challenge anyone to look at the principles and purpose of the Brights movement and to justify that claim.
I think if naturalists/atheists are going to actually make any headway in promoting a non-supernatural world view it is necessary that they are at least talking to each other!
For more information on the Brights including principles and so forth check out the main website here.
Atheist Blogroll June 18, 2007
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FYI I’ve just signed up with the atheist blogroll. Jump in and check out some other atheist bloggers around the place:
A returning… and a change of focus April 18, 2007
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I decided it’s time to ressurect this blog and give myself an outlet for the various ponderings that go through the maelstrom that is my stream of consciousness.
Things that interest me include climate change, conspiracy theories, religion and other similarly philosophically loaded topics that produce considerable debate in the world. This site will become rather more interesting in the next little while!
My next post will cover my view of religion in New Zealand and the silliness that pervades its continued observance in the face of rationality.
