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Skepticism
Leaving Religion in a Catholic School
From kindergarten through high school, I went to school at Catholic schools. I’m going to preface this whole post by saying that I loved my schools: I met good friends, had good teachers, and got a good education. But I have never been religious. This means I have more experience than most at being an atheist in a world of…
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Skepticism
The Giving Atheist
For the last four months I’ve been working at a nonprofit whose exclusive purpose is helping other nonprofits raise money online. It’s been an interesting and illuminating experience, but one of the things that I’ve realized since I took this position is that the atheist world does not have its finger on the pulse of philanthropy and that if it…
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Skepticism
An Open Letter to Michelle Obama
Dear Mrs Obama- I am writing in regards to your appearance on The Biggest Loser, and to urge you to reconsider appearing there again next season. While this may seem like a strategic move to you, one that will reach a wide audience that you may not typically have access to, I worry that you are not seeing the bigger…
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Skepticism
SKEPTECH!
Friends. Nerds. Readers. Countrymen. I have a request for you all. Some of you might know that last year I was on a panel at SkepTech, a wonderful conference put on by a few local colleges’ skeptical groups. It was a FANTASTIC success, and I even won a little plushie sperm for my tweeting prowess. Well SkepTech is happening again…
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Feminism
My Pleasure is My Own
I’m sure you all have heard this sentence before: “I want to make my partner feel good sexually.” At its surface this is a lovely sentiment. Of COURSE you should want your partner to feel good, it would be fairly disturbing if you didn’t. In fact, it’s so integral to the point of sex that it should just be assumed…
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Activism
You Meat Eating Murderer! Non Vegan Guilt
On the backchannel we’ve had a bit of buzz going about our diets: who’s veggie, who’s vegan, why, what we feel bad about, what we wish we did better, and what tips we have to make lives easier. There’s a lot to talk about and we’ve covered a wide range of topics, but the underlying message that I took from…
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Meta Stuff
Hi! I’m Olivia
Why hello dear readers! My name is Olivia and I am fresh to adulthood. Or at least if we’re looking strictly at my Skepchick life I am. I’ve been writing over at Teen Skepchick for about three years now, but as a 22 year old I was starting to get a little out of the age range for teen. And…
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