in the process of writing my thesis i have discovered that 25% or less of the sentences i write are worth keeping.

There is an interesting debate going on at the epistemology blog Certain Doubts which asks this question. Check it out. Link.

Trying to finish the first chapter of my thesis on the Epistemology of Disagreement and the Problem of Religious Pluralism.

For the staggeringly few people who might be lurking around, I thought I would flag up a website which has a nicely organized set of links to academic resources around the web, edited by academics. The site is called Intute. Here is a link.

The North American editor for the BBC international news is completing his eight year assignment in the USA. He has posted a well written and thought provoking reflection, relaying his general impressions about american culture generally. It’s worth a read.

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I ran across this very interesting article on the BBC about the use of drugs in treating medical conditions. It seems to relay the opinion of the author regarding the specifics of how psychoactive drugs help those with mental disorders, but it is some food for thought nonetheless.

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