<![CDATA[Larry Christopher - Yahoo! Voices]]> en-us Copyright 2012 voices.yahoo.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:49:44 EDT http://l.yimg.com/ck/siteimg/PP-voices.jpg http://voices.yahoo.com/ Voices <![CDATA[The Rise and Fall of Fundarationalism]]> Fundarationalists are dogmatic rationalists who are often mistaken for true skeptics. Real skepticism, however, requires an open mind, while fundarationalists rely mainly on ad hominem attacks against their opponents and appeals to authority.

Contributor: Larry Christopher
Published: Feb 06, 2011

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/the-rise-fall-fundarationalism-7796084.html <![CDATA[The Law of Attraction and Pascal's Wager]]> Pascal's Wager is an old argument for the existence of God. This article applies the same type of "wager" to the Law of Attraction, the belief that we attract what our minds focus upon.

Contributor: Larry Christopher
Published: Jan 16, 2010

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/the-law-attraction-pascals-wager-5254359.html <![CDATA[Bright-Sided, by Barbara Ehrenreich: Rationalism Vs. Positive Thinking]]> Barbara Ehrenreich argues that positive thinking has "diminished America," blaming it for the financial crisis and many other social ills. But does she really understand concepts like the law of attraction?

Contributor: Larry Christopher
Published: Dec 23, 2009

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/brightsided-barbara-ehrenreich-rationalism-5134373.html <![CDATA[Binary Questions: How Dualism Still Rules the Modern World]]> In our world, most questions are binary. We are compelled to choose A or B, and seldom encouraged to consider other possibilities.

Contributor: Larry Christopher
Published: Apr 13, 2009

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/binary-questions-dualism-still-3083709.html <![CDATA[The Liminal Generation?]]> People born at the end of the Baby Boom, or early into Generation X fall into a kind of limo, or liminal space, not really able to identify with either group.

Contributor: Larry Christopher
Published: May 15, 2008

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/the-liminal-generation-1467451.html <![CDATA[Lessons from Dead Stars]]> How the birth and death of heavenly bodies is an analogy for many of our social institutions.

Contributor: Larry Christopher
Published: Jan 17, 2008

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/lessons-dead-stars-821509.html <![CDATA[The Day Job Habit]]> A look at some of the characteristics and attitudes of people who view their jobs as "day jobs" rather than permanent careers.

Contributor: Larry Christopher
Published: Nov 08, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/the-day-job-habit-647737.html <![CDATA[I Am Not a Knight]]> A look at the use of "Sir" as a form of address in contemporary society.

Contributor: Larry Christopher
Published: Sep 09, 2007

]]> http://voices.yahoo.com/i-am-not-knight-533166.html <![CDATA[The Decline of Adulthood]]> A look at how the idea of adulthood has become marginalized in modern society.

Contributor: Larry Christopher
Published: Sep 06, 2007

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