Quote of the Day: 3lemenope on Rabbis and Morality
This was a comment in reply to my piece on William Lane Craig and an issue with apostates. I like the parable aspect to it: The thing that really borks the instrumentality argument
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Trump's Playing Chicken with the Electorate. Obama: What's Good for the Goose...
Holy hell, what the bejesus is going on with this man. It's like Trump is trying his hardest to win a game of chicken with the American electorate, playing who will
Craig on Terminating Would-Be Apostates
Here is a recent question to William Lane Craig on his Reasonable Faith website: Hi Dr Craig, I've been studying the Perseverance of the Saints and I found your paper on
Dems vs GOP: Voter Confidence in Scientific Method
Pew Research Center recently carried out some research with regard to science and voter preference. The piece is interesting and worth a read, but what stuck out for me was the confidence in
Religious Symbolism, Semper Fi and Virtue Signalling
I wrote some time ago, when you couldn't have a conversation with someone even slightly right of centre without being accused of virtue signalling, that everyone virtue signals. Almost all the
The Value of Theology (and Monks): Is It Morally Optimal?
Sometimes, I think too much. And here might be an example. Okay, so this might depend on your moral value system in the first place. Let's take the faith vs works/
Why Americans Should Be Very Afraid of the State of their Government
Far be it for me, a British citizen, to lecture Americans on democratic failings in light of Britain shooting itself in the foot in political and economic suicide. But here goes anyways. Let&
Religion, Psychology & Morality: Most People Aren't Very Nice
I've come to the conclusion that, after many long years of thinking and experiencing, rather more often than originally suspected, people aren't very nice. Let me see if I
Best Political Artwork
Many of you may already have seen this, but it's a pretty powerful piece. Share any other worthy artwork that you think says something in a powerful way. Stay in touch!
Trinity in the Spotlight: The Son of God, Begotten, Not Made.
At the heart of the Nicene Creed are these words: “And [we believe] in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God,
"Consciousness Cannot Have Evolved"
Bernard Kastrup, at iai, recently wrote an article setting out that consciousness, as far as strict materialists are concerned, cannot have evolved: The overwhelmingly validated theory of evolution tells us that the functions
Fox News Internal Report: Their Own Guests Spread "Disinformation"
This report is delicious for people like myself, who have long maintained that FOX News spread disinformation and lies, that their ideological bias distorts truth beyond the limits of credibility. Well, now FOX