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A Barely Thinking Ape Hoses Cultural Anthropology and Comes Up with the Manospheric Hooker Theory of History: Part 2

Richard Carrier — Mon, 20 May 2024 22:20:59 +0000

This continues my discussion from Part 1, reviewing Thinking-Ape’s half-hour video Protectors, Providers, Nazis and Prostitutes. You’ll need to read that to understand what’s going on here. Because there I surveyed important background facts about human biology and culture and the problems with biological determinism as a hypothesis, particularly in the hands of the delusional […]

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The Richard Carrier Exists Tour: Stop 2, Salt Lake City!

Richard Carrier — Sat, 07 May 2016 16:14:32 +0000

I’ll be announcing the events along the Richard Carrier Exists Tour as they are finalized. Next in is Salt Lake City, Utah. That’s my second stop on the move across country. And that’s Wednesday night, May 25. Come verify my historicity! Feel free to seek pictures & signatures. Sponsored by Atheists of Utah, I’ll be speaking on The Intersection of […]

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Kinky Sexy Stuff: Speaking in Columbus, Ohio, This June

Richard Carrier — Sun, 01 May 2016 04:55:01 +0000

PolyColumbus and The Columbus Space for Alternative Self Expression are hosting a new talk I’m giving this June 14th (Tuesday, 2016) at 7 – 9pm (Eastern time). The Space is located at 180 Outerbelt Street in Columbus. I will be speaking on Polyamory, Kink, and Philosophy. I’ll be outlining the role and importance of philosophy […]

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Poly Family, Poly World…and Poly Among the Poor

Richard Carrier — Fri, 04 Mar 2016 21:47:52 +0000

Polyamory solves more problems than it causes. And all the problems it causes aren’t really unique to poly. All the reasons people might think monogamy is better (and not just for them, but for everyone), turn out not to be true, or lack evidence. And like Christian apologetics, monogamy apologetics will leave out data regarding the benefits of […]

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Updating Definitions: Defining Polyamory

Richard Carrier — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 02:33:07 +0000

I have improved my Defining Polyamory article after useful comments and discussions. Since I want it to be of longstanding utility, I want it to be as clear and complete as possible without becoming overlong. The revisions list is here.

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Defining Polyamory

Richard Carrier — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 07:02:16 +0000

Polyamory is relatively new, and consequently not well defined. The poly community is still experimenting and feeling out how to define its terms. I get asked a lot about what it means and whether one thing or another is or is not poly. When asked about my relationship status, I sometimes just say I am […]

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Sex & Sexism in Ancient Rome (Video)

Richard Carrier — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 18:09:57 +0000

My talk for PolyColumbus last month has now made it to YouTube! It is age restricted due to its sexual content. A transcript is underway. I will add a link for that to this post (and announce it in comments, so if you want, subscribe to comments below to be alerted when that happens). But […]

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And Now I Preach about Polyamory

Richard Carrier — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 11:10:57 +0000

Heina Dadabhoy has written a good article about the Preachy Polyamorist trope: Why Are Those Polyamorists So Damn Preachy?, which is enhanced by some of their earlier observations in When the Monogamous Bait Poly Smugness. I recommend reading both. I pretty much agree. And their latest has inspired me to write my own thoughts down, […]

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Christians Freaking Out Over Freedom: Polyamory Edition

Richard Carrier — Sun, 19 Jul 2015 10:11:23 +0000

So when I came out as polyamorous in February, the godless Slymepit blew a gasket. But so did Christians. Their freakout was quaint. And hardly substantive. So I just filed it as something to amuse over when I had time. Now as I sit for hours in the Raleigh-Durham airport awaiting my flight home, drinking […]

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Looking for a Date Middle of May

Richard Carrier — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 09:42:13 +0000

So, this is experimental. I’d like to go on a date in May. And for the first time, I’m going to try a bat signal: putting a call out on my blog. I don’t know anyone else who has tried doing that, so I have no precedent to work from as to etiquette or even […]

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