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Tarrant Carter

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Tarrant Carter is a philosophy and psychology senior who is also a professional poker player in his free time away from school. He enjoys taking the road less traveled and always questioning what he is told.

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COLUMN: Further explanation of why a belief in a higher power is not rational
December 11, 2009  |  8 comments
I want to clear up a couple of misconceptions about my column that ran last Tuesday, “Logical scrutiny disproves faith.” But first I want to address a common sentiment I have encountered when discussing controversial issues. READ MORE
COLUMN: Logical scrutiny disproves faith
December 1, 2009  |  27 comments
It is no surprise that my journey to discover truth in this world has forced me to evaluate religious claims. READ MORE
COLUMN: Skepticism right approach to climate change
November 6, 2009  |  4 comments
After reading many newspaper articles and listening to commentators talk about the issue of global warming, I realize that little reasoned debate actually takes place. READ MORE
COLUMN: Jurors should inform themselves of rights because government won’t
October 12, 2009  |  0 comments
People are supposed to be informed of their rights. READ MORE
COLUMN: ‘God is probably not pro-life’
September 25, 2009  |  37 comments
Recently, I was in a debate with a Christian, and the topic of abortion came up, as it sometimes does. I asked him why he held his pro-life belief. His answer was that God was pro-life and abhors the practice of abortion. READ MORE
COLUMN: ‘Hypocrisy is hypocrisy even if you are the good guys’
September 11, 2009  |  4 comments
Last week the Associated Press released photos of a mortally wounded marine, Joshua Bernard. The release of the photograph is somewhat surprising considering the government’s crackdown on media depictions of U.S. casualties since the Vietnam War. READ MORE
COLUMN: Driving under the influence laws unethical and unnecessary
August 28, 2009  |  13 comments
The emotional stakes are high for many people in the debate on whether drunk driving laws are necessary or ethical.  READ MORE
COLUMN: The case for liberty, not big government
April 30, 2009  |  3 comments
Patrick Henry’s famous words “Give me liberty, or give me Death!” embodied the spirit of America’s founding. Notice he did not say give me a nanny state, healthcare, a comfortable wage and a paid retirement – or give me death. READ MORE
COLUMN: Moral judgments bar scientific progress
April 15, 2009  |  4 comments
The gravest threat to scientific progress is the moral value attached to scientific studies. Many people cannot separate fact from value judgments.  READ MORE
COLUMN: Democracy not the great system it’s cracked up to be
April 2, 2009  |  16 comments
Founding father John Adams sternly warned hundreds of years ago that “democracy never lasts long; it soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself.” Does this sound familiar to our situation today?  READ MORE
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