Archive for October, 2008
On Being a Good Person
Am I someone who “does the right thing?” I may think I’m a person who does the right thing if I don’t cheat on my taxes, am never mean to my friends and try to help them, and try to spend some time donating or volunteering for a good cause. To be morally good (or [...]
We need to control the climate (and it’s inevitable)
Nowadays, politicians like to argue about climate change, also known as global warming. One of the more controversial proposals being floated around is that we should engineer the climate ourselves–pump sulphur into the atmosphere, bury CO2 under the ground, or launch huge shades to block out the sun. These proposals are vehemently opposed by some, [...]