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The Science of Evil and Empathy

July 30, 2011




The front page of today’s Globe and Mail jumped out at me. “Can science really explain evil?” the headline asked.  As an atheist and believer in the principles of attachment parenting, I was intrigued by both the question and the double-barreled definition of evil that accompanied it. evil [ee-vuhl] – adjective 1. morally wrong or [...]

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Bloganthropy: Help me support the Christmas Exchange

November 20, 2009




The Christmas season usually creeps up on me. Slowly, but surely, over the course of the month of November I see more decorations, hear more Christmas songs, see more advertising and get invited to more seasonal events…just as the kids start to get into a panicked frenzy over the magic of it all and we [...]

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Affordability of Healthy Foods

February 24, 2009




Photo Credit: monkeyc.net on Flickr They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But what if you can’t afford an apple? If you’re in Toronto chances are you can afford an apple (you can get 6 of them for $1.00). But if you’re in Calgary it will cost you $5.02.  These are both [...]

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Donating this space to help children and families

November 18, 2008




Over the past few days, I have read about a number of people or organizations that are in need and wanted to reach out to my readers to see if any of them can help out. Here are a few places that you could really make a difference: Wanted for Christmas: Socks with No Holes: [...]

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The Empathy Deficit (Blog Action Day)

October 15, 2008




The theme for this year’s Blog Action Day is poverty. Bloggers around the world are dedicating their posts today to this important topic. On the morning after the night before in Canadian politics and in the wake of the upcoming U.S. election, I think it is appropriate to talk about the Empathy Deficit in North [...]

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Lactivism and the homelessness problem

September 19, 2008




It’s turning out to be a good week. First, I was called pushy for having a birth plan. And then today, a commenter on my blog told me to “grow up and quit making such a big deal out of nothing” when referring to one of my posts on breastfeeding on airplanes. Well that was [...]

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