So it begins
For the first post ever to ReasonEngaged, I'd like to say thanks to those who got me interested, in whatever order I can remember it all.
It all started with ARFCOM, which isn't a blog, but got me reading about other peoples' ideas on the internet. Is there anything the hive mind can't solve?
My first toe on the water of the blogging community was reading Vox Popoli. I came across his site by doing a Google search for "Christian Libertarian" because I wondered if such a creature could exist. It was a quest for self-definition and what was really just a search for a sound set of ideals that [gasp!] compliment rather than contradict one another. What I found was a whole world where people state, defend, and even occasionally change their ideas.
The rest is sort of history... How I found each of my favorite blogs, I can't recall, but here they are:
SayUncle has excellent content and is updated frequently. He talks about things I'm interested in (guns and freedom) and posts pretty often.
The War On Guns is definitely the best commentary on gun issues.
Alphecca is another good gun-blogger. I especially like his weekly check on media bias.
The Smallest Minority is a good essay writer and is very good at picking apart faulty arguments.
I don't completely agree with any of these bloggers on every issue, but what I appreciate is that they all get me thinking. My goal is to do the same: Make YOU the reader engage your reason.
It all started with ARFCOM, which isn't a blog, but got me reading about other peoples' ideas on the internet. Is there anything the hive mind can't solve?
My first toe on the water of the blogging community was reading Vox Popoli. I came across his site by doing a Google search for "Christian Libertarian" because I wondered if such a creature could exist. It was a quest for self-definition and what was really just a search for a sound set of ideals that [gasp!] compliment rather than contradict one another. What I found was a whole world where people state, defend, and even occasionally change their ideas.
The rest is sort of history... How I found each of my favorite blogs, I can't recall, but here they are:
SayUncle has excellent content and is updated frequently. He talks about things I'm interested in (guns and freedom) and posts pretty often.
The War On Guns is definitely the best commentary on gun issues.
Alphecca is another good gun-blogger. I especially like his weekly check on media bias.
The Smallest Minority is a good essay writer and is very good at picking apart faulty arguments.
I don't completely agree with any of these bloggers on every issue, but what I appreciate is that they all get me thinking. My goal is to do the same: Make YOU the reader engage your reason.
3 Comments:
Welcome. I guess I'm not the FNG anymore... :) Oh, and I hope "Christian Libertarian" isn't a contradiction. I'd describe myself as such. Or, at least, small-government conservative with libertarian leanings.
Thanks for the welcome. I don't think it's a contradiction either. At the time, I didn't know because I didn't know what the Libertarian platform was (especially re:abortion).
Yeah, that's one of the thorny ones, isn't it? Of course, it comes down to first principles: is the baby human or not? If he is, then, well, no (sane) libertarian would argue against laws proscribing murder. And, if you think the fetus is just a clump of cells, why is abortion any different from another procedure folks find distasteful like getting a tattoo?
Personally, I don't see how you could credibly argue that the baby isn't human. Or that he becomes human at 3 months, or at the beginning of the third trimester, or whatever.
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