Allow me to be a hipster for one second: My favorite band is probably a band you’ve never heard. They are Horse Feathers, a mix of Americana, Indie, and folk, so if you’re into that kind of thing they’re worth checking out. What I really appreciate about the band is the depth of their lyrics … Continue reading
(Apologies on the long post, but the Resurrection warrants it. Feel free to bookmark this post and come back to it if time is needed to read it. This is also partially an excerpt from a yet-to-be-published manuscript I’ve written [if anyone is interested, let me know], so I hope you enjoy) It may seem an odd … Continue reading
For whatever reason, I find the study of evil to be quite fascinating. Perhaps this is because I see it as the greatest obstacle to an acceptance of theism. After all, if God is all good and all-powerful, why does evil exist? Rather than offering up my own theodicy (which is a theory I’m working … Continue reading
A few years ago The Daily Mail ran an op-ed concerning how the world is better off without autistic children and people with disabilities. The reasoning isn’t because such people lower the utility of a society or dilute the gene pool – both of which are horrendous arguments to begin with – but rather because … Continue reading
(This is a rough draft of a concept and defense I’ve been working on. I hope to turn this into a full article at some point. I post it here for feedback.) Though modern humanists have attempted to cast doubt both on God’s goodness and whether or not His goodness begets an ethical ought, one … Continue reading
This is part of a larger paper that I am writing and working on. Law’s “Evil-God Challenge” is simply a section in the paper. In coming across Law’s “Evil-God” challenge, I’ve seen numerous Christian philosophers offer up an explanation to how we can know God is good (such as Edward Feser). While all make good points, I think … Continue reading
“The problem I have here is not what ought to succeed mankind in the sequence of species ( — the human being is a conclusion — ): but what type of human being one ought to breed, ought to will, as more valuable, more worthy of life, more certain of the future. This more valuable … Continue reading
This is part two of a new series–to read the introduction click here. “What is good? — All that heightens the feeling of power, the will to power, power itself in man. What is bad? — All that proceeds from weakness. What is happiness? — The feeling that power increases — that a resistance is … Continue reading
In the forward to his attack on Christianity, The Anti-Christ, Fredrick Nietzsche wrote the following: “This book belongs to the very few. Perhaps none of them is even living yet. Possibly they are the readers who understand my Zarathustra: how could I confound myself with those for whom there are ears listening today? — Only … Continue reading
Last week for Mystic Mondays I posted a passage from the Wisdom of Solomon which outlined some of the consequences of embracing a naturalistic ethic. One of the questions I asked readers to consider as they meditated on this passage was: if God does not exist why should we be moral at all? One of … Continue reading
