Politics (Liberal Democrat), Cinema, Human Rights (Amnesty International, NSPCC, Free Tibet), Animal Rights (CIWF), Aldershot Town FC, Cycling (no car), secularism (Leicester Secular Society), Humanist (RDF see right handside video), Environment (Friends of the Earth), Zen (Thich Nhat Hanh)
Atheist March from AAI Conference to Jefferson Memorial to White House (me coffee drinker!):
Asking Matt Chapman first question after his talk at the AAI Conference:
Music
Morrissey, Pulp, Jarvis Cocker, Queen, The Divine Comedy, Johnny Cash.
Movies
The Godfather, Scarface. Anything by Martin Scorsese. V for Vendetta. Al Pacino.
Television
House MD, The West Wing, Red Dwarf, Rome, Yes Minister/Prime Minister, David Attenborough, QI, Dead Ringers and BBC comedy generally.
George Carlin on religion:
Dead Ringers Jedi spoof and mention of my hometown of Aldershot!
Books
Dawkins, Douglas Adams, Iain Banks, Sebastian Faulks.
The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to the First Level of Hell - Limbo! Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
Richard Dawkins, William Tyndale, Adam Smith, John Rawls, Muhammed Ali, Martin Luther King, Bertrand Russell.
Homo economicus's Details
Status:
Single
Here for:
Networking, Friends
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
Aldershot
Body type:
5' 10" / Slim / Slender
Ethnicity:
White / Caucasian
Religion:
Atheist
Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius
Smoke / Drink:
No / Yes
Children:
Someday
Education:
Grad / professional school
Homo economicus's Schools
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Graduated: 1999
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Economics and Politics
Clubs: Debating Society, Cinema Society
1996 to 1999
Farnham College
Farnham, United Kingdom
Graduated: 1996
Student status: Alumni
Major: Economics, History, British Government and Politics
Clubs: Farnham Youth Council, Treasury Constituency Political Party
1994 to 1996
The Connaught School
Aldershot, United Kingdom
Graduated: 1994
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Other
Minor: GCSEs
I am known as Homo economicus on the RichardDawkins.net, where I am a moderator on the forum part.
My main blog where I write about humanist and secular issues as well as cover the Atheist Alliance International Conference 2007 attended by Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens and Dennett can be found at:
Adam Smith fan (my picture) so in economics I follow the liberal classical tradition, interpreted in the modern Rawlsian sense. This effectively is a fancy way of saying capitalism designed to benefit the disadvantaged of society. The market serving us not the other way round.
Happy New Year to you too!:) Can I ask you if there is an international site for Darwin's day so that I can see what I can plan in France, hope you can help!:) bye! x
Hello my friend! I was just reading around on your page, and I like it very much! I was however, puzzled by your statement about following in the tradition of maintaining the Smith definition of Laissez-Faire Classical Liberalism while paradoxically favoring a Rawlsian modification. How you can be for the invisible hand, AND fairness? That strikes me as odd since the very notion of totally free markets negates equality. It would have made much more sense to me if you had stated that you were in favor of a Nozickian modification, but then I guess that would alter the framework of your idea altogether, so I digress. I wasn't really looking to quarrel, it was just a question.
Weird meals! :D but sorry, I'm French, we are too much chauvinist about our food. Things are turning no so good for Gordon Brown... arf! I hope you slept well though!
it's been good having you as a friend. i wanted to let you know that my poem "A True Liberator" has been mixed and i wanted to invite you personally to listen to it. so here's the info:
it's like this, if you listen, Tone Def Jams & 10K Poets will blow your mind away. " A True Liberator" is mixed, old skool poerty vs. bad ass beats. come get a ear shot of this. go as a friend. always come back as family.
Thanks for accepting my add. I think I came across your profile from the RD forum or something like that. I'm a lurker on the forum, I'm more a consumer of information than one for putting my own thoughts down! I added you as I saw your pretty damn local - I'm from NW Leics; I'm guessing your probably a member of Leicester secular society as well? I joined last year, but so far haven't been able to make any meetings due to other commitments, got to sort that soon! Keep up the good fight.
Merry christmas .. hope santa was good to you. The kids had a good one and you was missed sadly by all. I still have your christmas and birthday present at home so will bring them with me when we next meet. It was not the same without you down here yesterday and the kids all want you to come see them soon. Love always xx
Yes thanks for them and you too as you are a part of it. I enjoy it more and more but I need time to understand as it is not my home language. And I'm absolutely ignorant in Science :D
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