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Anakin’s Redemption

I tweeted about this ealier. I thought I’d give it more than 140 chars.
I decided it was time to watch all 6 Star Wars eps, in order and in HD. I grew up with IV-VI and they are timeless classics. I’m much less enthusiastic about I-III.
All the JarJar, Yoda grunting, Shes lost the will to live [...]

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October 19, 2009 in Writing
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What I think #2 – Contraception and Sex Education

Contraception and Sex Education.
I believe it essential to both promote and provide contraceptives globally to all people engaging in sexual intercourse. Promotion also necessitates sex education.
Sexual self-discovery is a rite of passage for all young people. It is an intrinsic component of puberty, and whilst there are those who believe that preaching denial, abstinence and guilt will suffice in restraining newly [...]

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November 25, 2008 in Writing
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What I think #1 – Abortion

I am pro choice, and I’m not sure how to approach a different conclusion ethically. Any religious based moral objection I might ponder is irrelevant, as I concurrently hold religious morality as dubious, if not downright repressive.  I do not believe we are designed by God nor do we live and procreate in a manner according to His will. We are evolved and imperfect [...]

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November 21, 2008 in Writing
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Thread of Ancestry

I started this as a little essay into some thoughts I had swirling around in my head. I guess I’m groping at poetry but I don’t have any artistic talent. I’m sure its quite terrible, please feel free to tear it to pieces.
The majesty of my natural origins lightens my spirit when mundanity would weigh upon [...]

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November 12, 2008 in Writing
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Cryogenic Wager

I see Pascal’s wager as wrong,  the logic is flawed.
I came up with a new wager, the Cryogenic Wager. I’m almost certain it’s not original.
If one were to have their body, or even just their head, frozen upon death, there is a very real (if very small) and calculable possibility that at some time in the future [...]

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November 3, 2008 in Writing
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