There’s an old riddle that asks, “What is greater God? What is more evil than Satan? The poor have it. The rich need it. And if you eat it, you’ll die.” Supposedly, children perform well on this riddle, answering immediately, whereas adults devote much thought to it and frequently cannot come to the answer. I …
Category Archive: Philosophy
Mar 18
Abortion and Moral Personhood
Abortion, still a controversial political talking point, really shouldn’t be much of an issue. Whatever moral problems arise from abortion, properly conceived, stem from the fine gradient of cognitive and moral development that fetuses and children experience. And though the demarcation between the child worthy of moral consideration and the organism without the proper cognitive …
Mar 01
Religious Morality
Among the many annoying consequences of religion, the misunderstandings concerning morality that it fosters are among the most displeasing. Religion, more than any other force, has essentially stunted the moral growth of humanity for centuries, firmly entrenching the most childish of ethical understandings in unchangeable dogma. The Old Testament, for instance, is nothing but a …
Feb 23
Science as a “Faith”
Whether through the inane and ridiculous rambling of well-meaning religious scientists or the outright lies and misrepresentations of creationists and other pseudo-scientists, the notion of science being somehow faith-based has become deeply embedded in the public perception of science. As an illustration of this notion, one need only look at Paul Davies’ well-known article “Taking …
Feb 17
The Decline of Philosophy
Philosophy, despite not being composed of four letters, is a dirty word. Granted, most parents would not run to cover their children’s ears or write angry letters to NBC should a primetime television show mention the dreaded P-word; instead they choose to guard their children from much more dangerous things, like nudity, as the sight …
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