Brittany Maynard has renewed the discussion on the ethics of assisted suicide and assisted death after she wrote an op-ed piece for CNN sharing her story about her decision to take her life early next month. Assisted suicide and assisted death are different, and I think the distinction is … [Read more...]
The Ontological Argument for the existence of God is perhaps one of the least satisfying arguments. I also think it's one of the most underrated due to its complex and precise use of terms, but in my opinion, is one of the more philosophically powerful once it's properly understood. Because it is … [Read more...]
I was listening to a morning radio show which included a segment called 'Six on Sex'. Ordinarily, a contestant (usually a young girl) is asked six very personal questions about her sex life while her father is listens to his daughter's exploits. If he can make it through all six questions and … [Read more...]
Pascal’s Wager isn’t an argument for God’s existence, even though it’s often misunderstood to be one. It’s a cost benefit analysis between believing in or rejecting God. Skeptics, I believe, are far too dismissive because I don’t think its weight is realized. The wager holds no power for skeptics … [Read more...]
Commonly held presumptions about what constitutes evidence for evolution as a viable explanation for the bio-diversity we see will have to be rethought. All too often, defenders of the evolutionary process point to what they consider examples of homology, or the science of things kinda looking like … [Read more...]
The above graphic has been circulating the internet for at least a couple weeks now. It references the incident between former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice assaulting his then fiancee in an Atlantic City casino elevator. I think the image above only serves to show the bias most … [Read more...]
Over the years, I've noticed it's rare for a skeptic to differentiate between the religions. So rare that when noted Atheist and comedian Bill Maher takes people to task for placing Christianity and Islam on equal footings when it comes to violence 'in the name of', it actually makes the news. And … [Read more...]
Skeptics and Atheists aside, most people can accept -- even if they don't like it -- that God takes life. When it comes to our loved ones, it doesn't matter how much time we had with them, we could have -- should have -- had more. But when it comes to life and death, some causes of death we seem … [Read more...]
Know this upfront: I don't condone or make excuses for anyone committing domestic violence. However, the NFL has, in response to Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, instituted a zero tolerance policy of sorts for these kinds of offenses. ESPN reports that "[t]he NFL is immediately implementing … [Read more...]
This is an older post about whether or not we, as a free people, should ever allow ourselves to completely submissive to the government. While I wholly disagree with the reasons the people used to justify the unrest that had played out in Ferguson, Missouri over the last couple weeks, it's plainly … [Read more...]
A poll conducted for ultra-pro abortion group NARAL has found that more registered voters believe abortion is immoral and should be illegal than is morally acceptable. These results still obtained even after 68.7% of the sample group self-identified as pro-choice. I think this is indicative of a … [Read more...]
Social scientists have taken up the task of surveying nearly 16,000 Americans about their views on certain social issues. I can't say I'm too surprised at the results shown in the chart below. Via The Whitherspoon Institute: What is the sexual and relational morality of Christians who … [Read more...]
This is really for one kind of reader: Atheists. Often a skeptic will cite some particular Christian, or group of Christians and hold them up as a representative sample of Christians and Christianity. There also exist sects of people who claim for themselves the label of "Christian" yet are … [Read more...]
Just a quick few thoughts here. Who among us have had a defender of elective abortion say "unless you're willing to adopt the children who'd be aborted, you shouldn't try to prevent it". Does the same reasoning apply to the illegal immigration issue? If you support an open border but you're not … [Read more...]
Whenever it is thought that an Earth - like planet has been discovered, speculation of the presence of life there is also part of the discussion. With the thought of life on other planets comes the ramifications this might have on religion. My experience is that skeptics and Atheists are under the … [Read more...]
Regardless of your politics, you really should be uncomfortable with President Obama's tendency to demarcate the wealthy and the poor in America. Demonizing or otherwise creating an 'us vs. them' mentality really isn't good for the country or the political atmosphere overall. It can lead to some … [Read more...]
I hear the term "fundamentalist" tossed around as though it's some kind of pejorative. It's as if being a fundamentalist of whatever stripe is a bad thing. When I hear the term, I'm not automatically associating the label negatively. It seems to me that a fundamentalist, is someone who believes … [Read more...]
What makes this so face-palmingingly awesome is the recent compilation by Steve Williams writing for the Examiner who found that of the ten people with the highest recorded IQs, eight are theists and at least six profess Christianity. If that weren't enough, a Yale professor last year found that … [Read more...]
Progressivism thrives on conflict between blocs of the populace. In fact, it can't survive without it. Their voting blocs are victims of the others, usually due to alleged racism, misogyny, or some kind of xenophobia. Bottom line, everything can be turned into an example of racism. Peanut butter … [Read more...]
Many on the political left, who support the influx of illegals across our southern border, often deride those who oppose an open door immigration policy as simply being racist nativists. They point out what, to them, looks to be an inconsistency: remember when the white European illegal immigrants … [Read more...]
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