I honestly cannot believe that somebody on OKCupid said this in a message:

So my answer to your moral question is thus- I CANNOT improve the lot of people, unless they CHOOSE improvement. Teaching a man to fish, is better than giving him a fish certainly, but it doesn't necessarily guarantee that the man will GO FISHING on his own. And I am not ( Read more... )

Wait...um...

A big-budget movie about prehistory is about to come out, in March of 2008! It's called 10,000 BC. I just have a few questions...

1. Why isn't it called "10,000 BCE?" For all those who sneer at "PC" terms, let me explain. It is one thing to call an old person "chronologically advanced," since the word "old" means the same thing. It ( Read more... )

The people who will make a positive difference in this world are intuitive, innovative and care about this world. They do not dismiss compassion and optimism as "bleeding-heart idealism." They are aware of their faults; of their prejudices, hypocrisies, and fears. And they try very hard to be less hypocritical and prejudiced, while acknowledging ( Read more... )

I have had the unwanted privilege of watching the polyamory* movement grow before my very eyes, in friends, and in movements. It has become so strong that it helps define movements. I am an anarcha-feminist, so I was very disappointed to see an article on the anarcha-feminist community about "saying no" to monogamy, but none about being a strong, ( Read more... )