Archive for the ‘Ethics’ Category

An Open Letter to Hewlett Packard

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Hewlett Packard has long been a shining example (despite the controversy about pretexting in 2006) of how to run a technology company. Many people are reading this on a Hewlett Packard computer, sitting next to a Hewlett Packard printer and resting their hands on a Hewlett Packard keyboard. But does ...

Scientology vs Evangelical Christianity

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Just about all Scientologists would be insulted to be compared to Evangelicals. The same is true for Evangelicals. But does one really make any more sense than the other? This article will attempt to compare the two very different religions and come to the conclusion that they are at least ...

Problems With Life Extension: The Brain

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Introduction With the development of modern science came an ambition to live forever. The desire to live forever goes back almost as far as history. Religions often promise eternal life in a different form, but what about a real life extension application developed by science? In the past few decades money ...

7 Ways Religion is Detrimental to Science

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

In the past, science has been limited to the boundaries religion places on it. As long as science did not conflict with the ideas of the regional religion, then all was good. However, science is going to conflict with religion. Scientific facts will grow further and further away from religion. ...

The Myth of Dangerous Nuclear Energy

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

In a world where the price of gasoline is soaring, the cost of electricity is also rising. The demand for clean, cheap electricity is huge. One alternative that is the source of much unwarranted controversy is the nuclear option. While not perfect (due to nuclear waste), nuclear energy provides a ...

6 Ways to Defend Evolution From a Creationist

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

Since Darwin first published his ideas on the topic, people have been terrified of Evolution. Many of us have found ourselves in an argument with someone who, for whatever reason, doesn't believe in Evolution. Whether they think it threatens their ideas about God, or they just don't know the facts ...

How The Government is Robbing You Blind (And Breaking Their Own Laws)

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

In most context's, if someone says the government is robbing you they are talking about taxes. We hear politicians claiming that they will lower taxes. This article is not about taxes. Taxes are out in the open, and everyone knows exactly how much money is being taken from them. There ...

The Rise and Fall of Oil: How Not to Lose Out

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Since the beginning of the industrial age, man has created most of his mechanical energy from combustion of some sort. Steam engines were powered by burning coal to heat water, some simple factory engines were even wood powered. Even before the Industrial Evolution, man used the combustion of wood and ...