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An Agnostic’s Valentine

by Ramon Garcia A reflection on that Valentine's Day evening when everything began to fall into place for me.... at the time...

A Cynical View on Attraction

Why are we attracted to certain body types and scents?

If I’m a non-believer, why patronize theist music, film and other forms of artwork?

The Merriam-Webster website definition for patronize here that I use is the following: “3 : to be a frequent or regular customer or...

Come Into The Light

Last night I watched Creation, a film about the life of Charles Darwin and how he came to write On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. What I found especially moving was his own struggle against the authority of religion and the beliefs of his religious wife. With religion he had no qualms, but the fear of breaking his wife’s heart almost stopped him from finishing his book.

Short review on ‘The Big Bang Theory’ episode ‘The Einstein Approximation’

Warning: For those who haven’t seen this episode yet, spoiler alert! This is the first, and hopefully won’t be the last, of...

Malum In Se

I had this very interesting discussion on the article Malum Prohibitum. My opponent was stressing that I had no right to declare any crime as malum in se (wrong or evil in itself) because I could not present an objective point of reference as to what constitutes right and wrong.

The Black Nazarene is stupid: Red on Rocked Radio

This RockEd Radio episode was supposed to be Dean Jorge Bocobo's commentary on the Black Nazarene, with me chiming in every...

Faith as reason?

The problem in a “reason vs. faith” topic is we sometimes face with semantic difficulties. It is really more of a “what is the definition of faith you are using” kind of a problem.

Common sense is not so common

What do you do when you see the train coming? Common sense tells you to stay away from the tracks. What happens when you are short of cash? Do not spend. It's just common sense.

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