Happy Mortal

This life, well-lived.
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Human Shaped Culture

I can't help but wonder if we've got the story wrong. What if we're not mis-shapen? What if our culture is? How does that change the way we address our dissatisfaction?

Race, Rape, and Rights: Sacred Cows in Hip Hop

Requiring a woman to adopt an "understanding" attitude in order to approach a text saturated with male aggression is to perpetuate male aggression. For it forces her, as a first step, to submit by placing "him" first. In the case of a discourse about rape, this is violence against her.

Star Trek Ethics

The Prime Directive. It was the unbreakable rule. God, I loved it when Picard would break the rules. A few years ago I realized that Star Trek (TNG) had shaped my ethical make up more than my parents, teachers, the bible, Kant, Hobbes, the list goes on.