For the past several days, I have been told that, as a member of the NRA, I “have blood on my hands”, and that I should, in fact, be killed for “wanting to arm teachers.” That stricter gun control was the only possible answer to the recent violent attacks. Let’s examine these ideas: Chicago, Illinois …
Category Archives: philosophy
Outrage
The American Left (laughably called “liberals”, but more accurately known as “Progressivists”) has spent the greater part of the last century attacking every vehicle of belief in our society. They have done horrible work in undermining our heroes, our patriotism, every religion (and Christianity in particular), and even the family itself. These are the people …
Penn, Science and Religion
“If every trace of any single religion were wiped out and nothing were passed on, it would never be created exactly that way again. There might be some other nonsense in its place, but not that exact nonsense. If all of science were wiped out, it would still be true and someone would find a …
“Social Gospel”
Before I begin this entry, I must mention that, while I was considering what to say, I passed an inmate on the telephone… teaching his child the Lord’s Prayer. Today is 21 Dec, 2012, the end of the Mayan calendar. Reflecting on the end of the world, I have chosen for today’s topic the so-called …
Escher Poll
"It’s Just My Scientist Against Your Scientist"
In a recent discussion on the topic of abortion, I linked to a webpage from Princeton illustrating that, scientifically speaking, life begins at conception. The response to this was, “Well, I can pull up scientists who say just the opposite, so you’re really just playing ‘It’s My Scientist Against Your Scientist.” My response: Go ahead–I …
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Damned Selfish Conservatives!
Recently on Facebook, I came across the question: “Do conservatives ever care about anything except their own money?” Here is my response: If American conservatives were ever primarily concerned with money, that period ended with the ascent of the New Right in 1980. The concern of conservatives today is FREEDOM–specifically, those freedoms won by the …
My Thoughts on Proposition 8
A certain segment of society would have you believe that Proposition 8 discriminates against homosexuals by denying them the right of marriage, and that it was created and forced onto the public by gay-hating Christians. I have some thoughts on this matter: 1. Proposition 8 does not prevent homosexual people from getting married. It bans …
On Piety and Patriotism
Professor Emeritus Charles W. Hendrick of Missouri State University has posted an opinion piece at the Springfield News-Leader in which he describes his views on the relationship of religion and government. Mr. Hendrick makes several errors in his opinion, the primary of which–the idea that U. S. Constitution explicitly provides for a policy of “separation …
The Problem of Post-Modernism
While logic, mathematics and rhetoric were all in use thousands of years ago, in pre-Classical Greece, they would not bear their sweetest fruit until the Enlightenment in the 18th century C.E. Inspired by the writings of Bacon, Locke, and others, reason came to be seen as the source of authority. This movement was called “modernism.” …
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