Tag Archives: Identity

Halloween, Elsa and the Index Simulacrorum Prohibitorum

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner. Kyle has already discussed the controversy over Halloween Moana here, concluding as follows: The Left used to insist on seeing people as individuals, not as members of groups. The goal used to be that kids of different … Continue reading →

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Men, not gods

Posted on March 25, 2011 by David Hume

The New York Times Magazine has a long profile up of Yasir Qadhi, a religiously conservative American Muslim cleric. It is long and worth reading in and of itself, but I want to focus on one section: American Muslims, Qadhi … Continue reading →

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It’s hard out there being a secular conservative

Posted on November 11, 2010 by David Hume

A personal note. People often ask me if I’m really a conservative. Old friends, some of them not particularly liberal themselves. The reason is in large part my sociodemographic profile. I’m an atheist. I’m scientifically educated and inclined. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Beliefs as descriptions, and beliefs as identities

Posted on July 17, 2010 by David Hume

Stephen Prothero has a piece up, Hinduism’s caste problem, out in the open. Prothero points out that religionists often use logical constructs to play word games which reinforce their in-group. Caste is not a problem with Hinduism per se, but … Continue reading →

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