Debate Magazine

Paperblog Editor's Pick

• The Zoroastrian Ethic & Spirit of Modernity

  

  In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1905), Max Weber sought to correct or temper Karl Marx’s view that religion was always a reflection or... Read more

  The 27 August 2011 by   Cris
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• Would Bridget Jones Be Plump Today? Renee Says "No"

  

  Helen Fielding is hard at work on the third installment of Bridget Jones's Diary. That's fine with me. I loved the first book, and its movie version. Not to... Read more

  The 26 August 2011 by   Josiebrown
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• Demand for ‘designer Vaginas’ Sky-rocketing, Say Researchers

  

  Demand for so-called 'designer vaginas' is surging. Is pornographic imagery to blame? Again. Read more

  The 25 August 2011 by   Periscope
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• Angelic Carrier: Going Postal on the Mailman

  

  There are certain people I never want to see. Ever. And there are certain times I never want to see them. Policemen (who ride behind me on the interstate or... Read more

  The 25 August 2011 by   Pomozone
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• Anonymous - Occupy Wall Street - September 17th 2011

  Anonymous is (allegedly) organising an Occupy Wall Street event for the 17th of September 2011. Their recent tweet says, "flood into lower Manhattan, set up... Read more

  The 24 August 2011 by   Freeplanet
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• Reversing Gender Roles With A Little Help From Ke$ha

  

  Could Ke$ha possibly be helping feminism? When most people think of Ke$ha, feminism is not the first word that comes to mind. But I think her music does have... Read more

  The 24 August 2011 by   Juliez
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• Chinese Religion Redux

  

  As Cold War propaganda in the West would have it, communist states were to be despised because they were atheist and Godless. The reality, however, was quite... Read more

  The 23 August 2011 by   Cris
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• Japan Needs Nuclear Energy for National Defense

  Although the Fukushima Nuclear Plant Shock has led Prime Minister Naoto Kan to declare denuclearization of energy sources, Japan needs to maintain nuclear... Read more

  The 23 August 2011 by   Shahalexander
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• Most Americans Believe MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Has Been Realized

  

  Cover of Martin Luther King, Jr. 08/21/2011 – by Cynthia Wright A current USA Today/Gallup Poll recently suggested that most Americans believe that Dr. Martin... Read more

  The 22 August 2011 by   Cynisright
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• Methodology & “Evolution of Religion”

  

  Over the past decade several books and articles have appeared which purport to explain the “evolution of religion” as an adaptation, usually invoking group leve... Read more

  The 21 August 2011 by   Cris
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