Monthly Archives: April, 2012

On Blasphemy and Sewage

As the president of Rationalist International, Sanal Edamaruku has made a name for himself among skeptic's circles by debunking the mysticism surrounding India's so-called Holy Men. But while his efforts are admirable, and his exposes a never-ending source of lols (at the fakir's expense, that is), he's run into a bit of trouble.

Demystifying Homeschooling

It's true that homeschooling in general includes more contact hours at home, but it doesn't mean that learning is solely done at home. In fact, a big part of homeschooling is experience-based (experiential) learning outside the usual four corners of traditional classrooms. The whole world can literally become the student's educational oyster.

Metro Manila South/UP Los Baños Chapters Meetup and Picnic (Sunday, April 22)

Hi folks! The Metro Manila South and UP Los Baños are holding a joint meetup this weekend. To make this meeting of...

An Awesome Logic Primer (Part 2)

In this part, we are going to move away from the tedium of proving everything with truth tables, going towards handy rules of inference. Think of these as shortcuts when trying to find out if someone’s statements make sense.

An Open Letter to Miriam Quiambao (1999 Ms. Universe Runner-Up)

Dear Miriam, Warm greetings to a lovely woman! I have been a big fan ever since you placed first runner up in...

April 15 (Sunday) Meetup

  Location: Holy Trinity Church (Google map) Date: Sunday, April 15, 2012 Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm RSVP on Facebook Discussion Topics RSS Forum Recap Point of Clarification: Can...

An Awesome Logic Primer (Part 1)

The purpose of this two-part primer is to introduce you, the reader, into the wonderfully complicated and interesting world of logic, the language which every internet intellectual claims to know so much about.

Blasphemy on the Cross

Hey Jesus, did you hear about that photo of a certain Maike Domingo, of a girl in shorts who posed in a sexy-ish manner on the cross?

Prayer is No Substitute for Actually Doing Shit

At some point you've probably read an article somewhere where priests or religious people ask you to pray for a certain...

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