A Gun Story. This Is What Is Wrong with America.
This sort of thing blows my mind every time. I haven't seen a gun in public in the UK for over a decade. And I like it that way. https://www.
Jonathan MS Pearce
New Patheos Nonreligious Proposed Project
Some time back, Dale McGowan, the editor / manager of the Patheos Nonreligious channel, proposed an idea that seems to be gathering momentum in the corridors of power (!). Dale proposes a blog that aggregates
Debating Abortion: Potential Humans - Produce as Many Real Ones as Possible!
Quite often, in the abortion debate, one hears the "potential Mother Theresa" or potential human (being) argument. Potentiality is quite problematic. After all, any given human is also a potential mass
Free Will or Predestination? Let the Bible Guide You...
Here are a number of quotes from the Bible that certainly muddy the waters in terms of advocating for free will. A few comments are interspersed (from my friend Julian) in between these
God: The Sick Creation of Man
I have posted this before, but the more I read it, the more like a poem it becomes, and the more powerful. It was not designed as a poem, but works well as
Erudite Florida Student, David Hogg, Speaks His Mind on Inactive Politicians and Gun Control
Check this out - a great interview. This young man for President! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0St-5GwlsgU&feature=youtu.be
Trump, Guns, Money and Inaction
I thought I would share a couple of poignant memes concerning guns to start the ball rolling... I can't see that this shooting will be any different. My inductive reasoning nodes
Guns and Death and Not Changing Anything
The death of countless children appears not to be enough to spur politicians into action. It enrages me, but this is undoubtedly nothing compared to the rage felt by the many victims and
Why Do This? What Motivates Me? An Analysis...
I recently posted about how an obsession with rationality, philosophy and politics can change you, and that I have become someone who more often than not now hankers after serious conversation and debate
Jesus Is a Friend of Mine
This video is a classic and it's doing the rounds AGAIN. And I can't resist. Everything about it is genius. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NOZU2iPA8 Let Jesus
The Loneliness of Philosophy
Here is a really interesting comment on my facebook page from a philosopher friend: For me, philosophy brings a certain kind of loneliness. Or it could just be me. certainly makes it hard
Free Will as an Abstract Construct
I am a conceptual nominalist so that when it comes to abstract ideas, I see them as constructed by the mind(s). In this way, humans create (using language, maths and so on)