God, Atheism, and the Pitfalls of Ideological Debates

A still from the Debate "The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays" - Søren Kierkegaard The following essay is a perspective on the recent debate between Javed Akhtar and Mufti Shamail Nadwi on The Lallantop youtube channel. I preface this essay by … Continue reading God, Atheism, and the Pitfalls of Ideological Debates

On Culture: Kane & Lynch Dog Days, Media and Violence

Credits: wallpaper cave "there's nothing fun about the game. No light relief. Just one piece of nauseating unpleasantness after another."- Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw "Real ain't pretty" -the game's primary marketing slogan There is no dearth of violent media in the video game or movie industry. But there are very few pieces of media which are … Continue reading On Culture: Kane & Lynch Dog Days, Media and Violence