Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
Today, I attended a rally dubbed Overpasses for America to challenge beliefs of anti-immigration protesters. I offer my recap of the event. Earlier this year, members of a local group — the European American Action Coalition (EAAC) an “organization that advocates on behalf of white Americans” — participated in a rally they called “Anti-illegal Alien […]
I discuss the incompatibility of prayer with free will and difficulties Christians face in arguing for God’s selective action. Last month, in a piece titled ‘Prayer and the false cause fallacy,’ I argued against common reasoning Christians provide to argue for the efficacy of prayer – that because an event happens following a prayer we can […]
“A request to die with dignity. Is that too much to ask?” – Death, ‘Suicide Machine’ Many of my readers know that I am a fan of the metal group Death. Many of Death’s songs, much to my liking, have philosophical themes which lead listeners to ponder deep questions about human existence. The songs ‘Suicide Machine‘ […]
I respond to the assertion that if the Christian god does not exist we cannot trust our own reasoning. C.S. Lewis and other Christian apologists often formulate arguments such that an atheist has no grounds to trust their own reasoning faculties if it is the case that the universe were not designed by the Christian […]
I respond to Joel Osteen’s anti-intellectual encouragement for people to ‘turn their minds off’ and embrace faith. Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen frequently advances a prominent anti-intellectual attitude of neglecting reason, argument, and evidence in favor of faith within a philosophically barren sphere of Christianity. On October 2, Osteen wrote, “Faith is not in your head. Faith is […]
