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Chris B

Chris B
Location
Louisiana, USA
Birthday
September 21
Bio
I'm a 39 year old (happily) married guy (no kids) with a flexible schedule and lots of opinions. I was born and raised on the religious right, but now I live on the secular left. (Sorry, mom!) I'm interested in pop culture, politics, religion, the culture wars, and philosophy (among other things).

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Conservative Stuff
December 31, 2010 11:00AM
“I don't have a lot of time today . . . getting ready for tonight and all. But, I did want to offer a quick response, at least for now. "It's a s…”
About: The Case Against Gay Marriage & Motivated Moral Reasoning
December 31, 2010 11:00AM
“I don't have a lot of time today . . . getting ready for tonight and all. But, I did want to offer a quick response, at least for now. "It's a s…”
About: The Case Against Gay Marriage & Motivated Moral Reasoning
December 30, 2010 03:19PM
“@mishmima666 Your comment is, I think, an example of what I'm talking about. Your argument is based on a perceived harm rather than any actual harm an…”
About: The Case Against Gay Marriage & Motivated Moral Reasoning
April 09, 2010 04:33PM
“It's not easy trying to figure out how to be masculine without perpetuating the patriarchy.”
About: Let's Hear It For Male Liberation!
June 08, 2009 08:05PM
“I think you're right, fascist movements like what we see on the radical right always require popular support. They will not torture him because they a…”
About: The Right-Wing Case for Torturing Scott Roeder
February 04, 2009 09:12AM
“I very much doubt if this kind of post would ever make the front page. My point in mentioning that he died of AIDS a month later was simply to point ou…”
About: Is Michel Foucault a "Postmodern" Philosopher?
February 01, 2009 03:09PM
“Maybe he can get an endorsement from a bong company.”
About: Olympic inhale
January 09, 2009 09:48AM
“Yup that's it.”
About: Socialism, the Economic Crisis, and Obama
January 09, 2009 09:47AM
“Here's a link to it: http://video.google.com/vi deoplay?docid=7382297202053077 236&ei=CmNnSeOgDpC8rAKkj53 bCw&q=capitalism+hits+the+ fan Can't figur…”
About: Socialism, the Economic Crisis, and Obama
January 08, 2009 06:58PM
“Try now. I think I fixed it.”
About: Socialism, the Economic Crisis, and Obama
December 01, 2008 10:06AM
“You're correct, Randy. I do have a pretty strong Libertarian streak. But, I'd make a distinction between Leftism and liberalism. It seems to me that…”
About: Thanksgiving Dinner Debate with My Right-Wing Christian Dad
November 20, 2008 09:14AM
“Interesting post. But, I think it's actually the case that lots of folks, at least in the philosophy of mind, are very interested to reduce the mind t…”
About: What Is Consciousness?
October 12, 2008 07:48PM
“I'm not sure it's about the Clintons owing Obama, really. It ain't just about Obama, it's about the direction of the country. I did see today that Hill…”
About: Where are the Clintons?
October 09, 2008 09:03AM
“Oh, I don't mean to suggest this is a problem only with conservatives. Progressives and liberals are just as bad at this. It's horrible.”
About: Politicizing the Kids
October 02, 2008 01:54PM
“Seems like all we'd have to do is register as a "social conservative" on McCain's site to get the phone numbers.”
About: Calling McCain's Faithful
September 02, 2008 06:57PM
“Thanks, Kerry.”
About: Gustav Update from Baton Rouge
August 30, 2008 07:04PM
“It seems like they're getting out in front of things this time. We've got our supplies together and are ready, but every time I turn on the news Gusta…”
About: Let the contraflow begin
August 30, 2008 06:40PM
“I signed up for the emails from the McCain campaign. I wanted to see what kind of stuff they are sending to their supporters. They have the same basi…”
About: Email from Palin
August 27, 2008 06:45PM
“I think we're of the same mind on that one: the most we can hope for is a few bones, as you say (health care, a tax cut on the middle class, maybe some…”
About: Career Politicians and the Experience Argument
August 27, 2008 06:35PM
“Not so well, I'm fairly skeptical about it. Don't get me wrong there is plenty about Obama that worries me, but a little less than the Clintons and ma…”
About: Career Politicians and the Experience Argument
August 24, 2008 12:15PM
“I'm not disputing the facts, just pointing out there's similar inconvenient facts regarding McCain and Romney.”
About: McCain's Biden Ad -Updated: McCain's Clinton Ad
August 18, 2008 10:51PM
“Perhaps my reaction is mainly a knee-jerk one, but I hope to Zeus that I never start thinking of my marriage as an institution to be modeled after a co…”
About: Philosophy: Family, Inc.
August 15, 2008 02:08PM
“I had not read anything that tempted to me to use the "tip" function, until I read this post.”
About: Yes Thing Two, There Is a Purple Lightsaber
August 06, 2008 11:42AM
“I don't even want to think about what kind of ads they're going to put out later, closer to the election.”
About: McCain's new ad: Obama is the only black person in sight
August 01, 2008 09:31PM
“Eh, that's not good . . . then it's going to get a lot uglier. I'll probably have to stop paying attention to politics for the sake of my own sanity.”
About: "Straight Talk" McCain Gets Self-Righteous
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