Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
I authored a letter to the editor titled “Natural Explanation for Flood Prevention” which was a response to a published article in which a local reverend claimed that prayer had something to do with stopping the September flooding in Northeastern Pennsylvania. I argued, in less than 250 words, that naturalistic explanations are better than supernatural […]
“Life’s objective’s to make it meaningful.” “I’m so afraid to, I couldn’t stand to waste all my energy on things that do not matter anymore. – Epica, Sensorium Many readers of my blog probably have heard the following sentiment: “If God does not exist, why should we bother living? What’s the point of it all?” When I […]
Mike, a frequent commenter on my Facebook page, blog, and elsewhere, and someone I have met and chatted with in ‘real life,’ has recently authored a blog post alleging that materialism is incompatible with mind, meaning, and morality. He also claims that secularism is “vacuous and unrewarding” and that secularists are “partial to pervasive cynicism.” Mike […]
