Morality cannot be properly inculcated via fear-mongering; it is something that should develop organically as one grows and becomes increasingly aware of society and its functions. Pedagogy which emphasizes punishment and rewards as a means of teaching moral behaviour cannot ...Read More
To-day in class, we (and a co-present M.D., who was half-paying attention) watched a rather depressing film about the international impact of HIV infection. Actually, 'rather depressing' sounds a bit dismissive of it; it was more...moving, really, than just 'depressing ...Read More
I seriously cannot stand the us-and-them mindset that some members of minority groups have. While there's room for delineating different members of a certain group, it's really unproductive to make those differences a cause for animosity BETWEEN those people. I've ...Read More
This is a day late for the Blog Against Disablism Day, but we were rather busy yesterday, and we've had almost all our spoons yanked away from us again. Yes, people are putting their stupid ticky boxes of rules over ...Read More
When people think about discrimination, they think about the overt kind: calling black people the 'N' word, calling gays and lesbians faggots and dykes, and stoning women to death because they dared to wear an outfit that wasn't approved of ...Read More
It is easier for us to make friends and establish contacts online first. Some of this is because of expressive difficulties related to the system's autistic condition; some of it is from a need to express ourselves naturally. Because it ...Read More
Yee! We had a lot of fun today. We went to the local Asian Art Museum, where they had a wonderful exhibit of art from Afghanistan. I'd have to say that the Afghan art was quite eclectic, with a selection ...Read More
...I have to admit it. I am absolutely tired of hearing about 'organic' food. It's redundant at best, really. All food is organic; we need such compounds in order to keep us alive. Therefore, it makes no sense to refer ...Read More
The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. What matter where, if I be still the same, And what I should be, all but less than he Whom thunder hath made greater? Here ...Read More
...Honestly, I cannot understand the rabid opposition to genetically-modified food. It seems rather hysterical to me, especially since food meant for human consumption should be tested for potentially harmful characteristics, whether it is GM or not. Honestly, how is it ...Read More