As with most groups, I moved the Eugene Atheist Pub Social I organize to online during COVID. The online meetings slowly devolved until I wasn’t getting very many regular attendees. I am pretty sure that this YouTube video was of the last Pub Social Zoom I did (or very nearly the last at least). IContinue reading “Zoom Trolling YouTube Video”
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Equality Rather than Gender (With a Side of J. K. Rowling)
I recently watched an episode of ContraPoints by Natalie Wynn about J. K. Rowling. A friend of mine recommended this YouTube channel and I thought I’d check it out. Since I don’t normally watch these types of commentaries, it is somewhat of a compliment that I actually watched the full 1 ½ hours of it.Continue reading “Equality Rather than Gender (With a Side of J. K. Rowling)”
Ask culture vs. guess culture
This came to my attention from BdiJ. The following was an easy cut and paste way for me to provide the basic concept (from The Atlantic): Let’s say your husband or wife has a friend who will be coming to your city for two weeks on business. This friend writes to you and your spouse,Continue reading “Ask culture vs. guess culture”
Proper Pronunciation and Suicide Prevention
Keywords: tools of doubt, communication, social courtesy, gender neutral pronouns, suicide prevention Do you get annoyed when someone corrects your pronunciation? If so, why? Correcting your pronunciation is a simple example of starting from doubt. Am I saying things properly? If not, then I can change what I do. I’m amazed at how often IContinue reading “Proper Pronunciation and Suicide Prevention”
Starting From Doubt 