Jake Allen’s Ockhamist.com

Utah polygamist uses court ruling on gays as defense. Conservatives everywhere chanting, “See, we told you so!” (also, read the last line of the article . . . I come from that part of the country)

SFD has a nice idea about God and backs.

From Silliman, an always-in-style, heretic butt-kicker, papal-bullish Pope innocent III Action Figure. Note to my family: I really want this for Christmans. Really. No, seriously, please someone buy it for me.
“Introduce this Pope Innocent III Action Figure to your other figures and watch the spiritual sparks fly! Armed with his formidable power […]

If it takes more than five cops to subdue you because you are a giant man with three or more illegal drugs in you, your civil rights have not been violated, even if you did die on videotape. Unless, of course, the ghettos in Cinncinasti are about to riot and burn their own homes. […]

“Evil will always win because good is dumb.”
MADNESS! MADNESS! MADNESS!

Ugly people given fewer hours to work at Abercrombie & Fitch (in the summer . . .) and is getting sued. Male employees do not have to wear shirts, and female employees do not have to wear much else. In other news, sales are skyrocketing.

I just had a revelation. It all seems to simple now.
I was just watching an episode of “Everybody Loves Raymond” while eating a pizza, and realized that it is still politically correct to make fun of Italians. I was watching the episode where Ray’s parents are annoying and Ray gets distracted with something […]

Look! I made a banner ad for my site:

If you want to use it to link to me, you sure may. If you want to flame me for suggesting it, you are within your rights to do that also.

On this day in 1854, Pope Pius IX declared Mary, Mother of God, to be sinless and immaculately concieved. As John Duns Scotus put it, Mary was given this gift by God based on the future merits of Christ.
This day marks a milestone in the wall between Roman, Protestant, and Orthodox Christianity. Marion […]

Coke decides to launch online music service in responce to Pepsi joining forces with Apple’s iTunes. Diet Coke to offer adult contemporary music. Pop music everywhere to have more fizz.
Peter Jackson has confirmed his intention to film JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit, but has to remake the film King Kong […]

I have just mirrored ~’s list Hillsdale and ex-Hillsdale and post-Hillsdale and post-exilic-Hillsdale bloggers here. I could claim that I was generous enough to share the necessary bandwidth with ~ for the maintenance of this useful list, but the honest reason is that I want both a degree of control over it and […]

Parsimony is a word often associated with William of Ockham, and his Razor. It means “economy of use” or simplicity. Very appropriate, since the Razor aims to simplify thought, whether that thought is strictly “philosophical” or not.
Ockham was a radical. Historically, he had perhaps the strongest view of the power and will […]