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
For a subculture concentrated in a medium associated with social liberalism, the Internet ‘snark’ or ‘bastard’ culture (that is, the culture exemplified in Internet communities like Something Awful, Portal of Evil, Stupid_Free at Livejournal and Encyclopaedia Dramatica), is surprisingly conservative. ...Read More
I think we've found a common thread in some of the discrimination that we've experienced over the past few months, and even over the past twenty-two years. Not just with the transgender issues, but with the autism and plurality as ...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
[This view of plurality is exclusively mine, and I imagine that Kerry holds this view to an extent. I cannot speak for other Fenners.] Unlike many members of other plural groups, and unlike some of my colleagues in this system, I ...Read More