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Vegans are often confronted with the circle-of-life argument. Animals in the wild eat other animals, so why must one abstain from participating in this cycle? I explore two angles in addressing this question: first of survival and then of morality.

Tired of BS? Well there is a science to detect it. We're freethinkers after all, shouldn't we be brushing up on counter-BS skills?

Just a quick announcement letting you guys know that we've got new blog editors.

Until lately, I’ve tried to convince myself that this country is still worth fighting for, that the supreme sacrifice of our...

We sometimes hear our friends say when they’re angry with someone, “Ka-karmahin din yan” or “Karmahin ka sana.” But when they...

Hitchens has a new talk with CNN's Anderson Cooper regarding his cancer, while Proposition 8 has been overturned in California. It's been a bittersweet week.

Plant-killing gamma rays, the Taliban's latest act of brutality, and President Mahmoud's latest hate buddy. Seriously, I'm now beginning to question his sanity; read more on this strange news, among other updates at our weekly news post!

Desmond Tutu's retiring, Redford White's passed away, and we've been rocked by three earthquakes that the local news agencies seem to have not noticed. Of course, it's not all dull and dreary as we serve up another batch of weekly news updates!

We all abstain from doing certain things in life, the difference is just in what individuals choose to abstain from. Depending...