Category: Philosophy

BLOGGING FOR HEALTH

BLOGGING FOR HEALTH

People have different motivations for writing a blog, but for me one of the best reasons is in its similarity to keeping a journal... In a journal, if we have the time for such a luxury, we record, we examine, we condense and clarify our thinking on life and on our view of our world. … Continue reading BLOGGING FOR HEALTH

ORIGINS: OF MICE AND MEN

ORIGINS: OF MICE AND MEN

Isn't it amazing what people believe? In fact, they'll believe whatever they want to believe... A high school science teacher recently told my son and the rest of her class that she believes in creation, but that there's abundant proof we all evolved. This deft little move of logic (irony) denies both Biblical and Darwinian … Continue reading ORIGINS: OF MICE AND MEN

HOW EVOLUTIONISTS HIDE MEANING

HOW EVOLUTIONISTS HIDE MEANING

Evolutionists sound so convincing, so confident, and so knowledgeable, don't they? But if we listen hard with an open mind, we, the unwashed plebeians who they dictate truth to, can sometimes see the holes in their logic... In a post I wrote titled "The Must-Haves of Evolution", I shared the speculation of three learned and … Continue reading HOW EVOLUTIONISTS HIDE MEANING

TRUMP, THE POLITICAL DIVIDE, AND SEX

TRUMP, THE POLITICAL DIVIDE, AND SEX

European people mock and despise Donald Trump, and then wonder why their own leaders are so spineless. I'm speaking as a Brit., and from what I observe I'm presuming to speak of the people of other European countries as well... Here in the US, a large section of one political party-the Republican- is in large … Continue reading TRUMP, THE POLITICAL DIVIDE, AND SEX

WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE YOUR RELIGION IS THE RIGHT ONE?

WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE YOUR RELIGION IS THE RIGHT ONE?

Usually people ask this question not in an honest, inquiring way, but rhetorically, cynically, critically. Or perhaps in these more militant days they'll just tell you straight that you can't know anything for sure-except, of course, what they believe. They want you to be unsure of your faith, and preferably to abandon it altogether, so … Continue reading WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE YOUR RELIGION IS THE RIGHT ONE?