an end of theism …

Posted by Quixie at 4:46 PM

. I came across this video series yesterday and I found it such a fair and honest treatment of the subject it deals with that I thought I...

the effect of death on culture . . .

Posted by Quixie at 7:01 PM

  This is a lyrical well-written documentary that explores the work of Ernest Becker and its sociological implications.  

Submission Part I - Theo Van Gogh Tribute

Posted by Quixie at 3:33 PM

This is the short film that inspired Mohammed Bouyeri to murder Van Gogh in the early morning of 2 November 2004, in Amsterdam, in front of ...

Reading the Unreadable

Posted by Quixie at 7:43 AM

. Some ancient scrolls are so deteriorated that unfolding them would completely destroy them, would pulverize them. Here's a link to a c...

the evolution of confusion ...(Dan Dennett on "deepities")

Posted by Quixie at 10:33 PM

This guy seldom fails to get a good "amen" out of me.

la YiYiYi, que nos dice . . .

Posted by Quixie at 9:53 PM

I've watched this video a bunch of times. When Pablo Picasso watched La Lupe perform for the first time, he said, "One word: genius...

Todd Rundgren on where music is heading . . .

Posted by Quixie at 12:55 AM

His approach is one of the three models outlined in a great WGBH Forum lecture and in a previous FORA post . A good synopsis of the history...

Gore Vidal on religion . . .

Posted by Quixie at 2:20 AM

This made me smile. Ó .

The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution

Posted by Quixie at 12:20 PM

A talk with Denis Dutton about his new book " The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution ." A very interesting develo...

PBS documentary on historical Jesus ...

Posted by Quixie at 4:16 AM

PBS recently finally made its Frontline episode From Jesus to Christ available for streamed viewing on their website. It's a four hour...

Cthulhu carol . . .

Posted by Quixie at 12:48 PM

This is weirdly interesting. . . HT-Exploring Our Matrix Ó .

short . . .

Posted by Quixie at 9:13 PM

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victimology (and other hypocrisies)

Posted by Quixie at 6:00 AM

The latest revealing of Carl "Turdblossom" Rove as a two-faced knave in the beginning of this video is (once again) spot on. Why i...

1000 years of Darkness

Posted by Quixie at 11:49 AM

This video is very poignant in its description of what can (and DID) happen when science is repressed or impeded. HT - Conspiracy Factory pe...

Beyond Belief ...

Posted by Quixie at 7:13 PM

I found a series of lectures which deal with the chasm that divides science/religion, faith/logic. It touches on a lot of the points brought...

the end of the religious right?

Posted by Quixie at 9:18 PM

The Commonwealth Club of California San Francisco, CA Mar 13th, 2008 E.J. Dionne discusses Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Politic...

Flaws In the Iraq WMD Estimate

Posted by Quixie at 7:34 PM

National Intelligence Council Chairman Thomas Fingar expounds on flaws in the Iraq WMD National Intelligence Estimate. I found this bit part...

speaking of exclusics/ecumenics

Posted by Quixie at 12:21 PM

Over at the Princeton multimedia archive , there's a good program with Krista Tippett , host of the NPR show "Speaking of Faith...

Taino short . . .

Posted by Quixie at 1:39 AM

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carol . . .

Posted by Quixie at 5:18 AM

"peace on Earth and good will to all men" sounds like such a lovely idea . . . Ó