A Dude and A Brit After a long break, Freddie and TJ discuss what not to say to an atheist, the logical fallacy “anonymous authority,” and failing charter schools in the D.C. area. Agenda: Quote- “nothing succeeds like success” British word of the week- overuse/misuse of the word “literally” Logical fallacy- Anonymous Authority TJ’s Famous […]
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Welcome to EP 6 of A Dude and A Brit. Topics include: Logical Fallacy- Appeal to Emotion TJ’s Famous Atheist Homework– Dan Barker Main topic- Multi-Level Marketing Schemes Quote of the week: Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Check out more logical fallacies at: http://logicallyfallacious.com “Evidence” for an […]
Welcome to Episode 5 of A Dude and A Brit. We explore atheism, skepticism, education, and critical thinking. This episode TJ and Freddie discuss common misconceptions about atheists and atheism, as well as another logical fallacy, Daniel Dennett, and we learn about the significance of the letter J and lowercase t. Agenda: Quote- by George […]
Freddie’s Note* I apologize for interrupting TJ’s Famous Atheist Homework. While editing I noticed immediately that jumped in and intentionally took over the segment. I apologize and that won’t happen again! Welcome to Episode 3 of A Dude and A Brit. I’m Freddie and I’m joined by my co-host, TJ. We explore atheism, skepticism, education, […]
Welcome to Episode 2 of A Dude and A Brit. We explore atheism, skepticism, education, critical thinking, and a variety of interesting, and hopefully entertaining, information. Agenda: Patron news Quote British Word of the Week Logical Fallacy TJ’s Famous Atheists Homework 4th of July Preview next week’s show Quote: You’re not supposed to be so blind […]
Welcome to Episode 1 of A Dude and A Brit. I’m Freddie and I’m joined by my co-host, TJ. Each episode we will explore atheism, skepticism, education, critical thinking, and a variety of interesting, and hopefully entertaining, information. Agenda Introductions Go over the agenda Quote Logical Fallacy Famous Atheists What to expect from A Dude and […]
Overhead at a High School Graduation The other night I was enjoying a rather pleasant, short, and uneventful high school graduation. The parents were tame as expected; they were respectful and applauded at the appropriate times. The ceremony stood in stark contrast against my previous 4 high school graduations in an urban charter school district. […]
I owe this rant to one of my brothers, Sven (I have 7 brothers in all). Last December 2016, a few of my brothers and I got into a texting argument for a couple hours. I live several hundred miles away from them, so the only way we really communication is through texts. This happened […]
This is my first post in this series since I started receiving biweekly therapy in September 2017. For over 20 years I’ve received psychotherapy and taken medication on and off. I’ve been diagnosed with bipolar type II disorder, depression, anxiety, OCD, and ADD, but was never officially administered a psychoeducational evaluation. My current therapist, Dr. […]
Fucking news flash! If the elevator button is already pressed, there is no…I repeat NO need to press it again. I watch someone do this at least once a day at my apartment complex. Next time I will say, “You know, the magical elevator elf will not bring you the elevator faster because you pressed […]