Archive for the 'Philosophy' Category

I Am… What?

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

I’ve seen several bloggers post their results from an interesting political quiz over the last few days. I’m jumping on the bandwagon.

You are a Social Liberal (76% permissive) and an… Economic Conservative (78% permissive) You are best described as a:
Libertarian

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Burden of Proof

Friday, September 23rd, 2005

Imagine the following scenario.
You are sitting at home one night, quietly watching television or knitting or whatever it is you do quietly. There is a sharp knock at the door. “Police!” Somewhat nervous, you make your way to the door and open it. Two uniformed officers stand outside. […]

Morality in the Absence of God

Tuesday, September 20th, 2005

Damn you, Libertarian Defender. Damn you, Aaron Kinney. Between the discussions going on here and here, and Aaron’s appearance on Unchained Radio, I have been thinking about morality non-stop for the last 36 hours. OK, you’re both forgiven as long as you contribute something in the comments here.
Morality without god telling you […]

Statement of (dis)Beliefs

Friday, June 3rd, 2005

In response to a comment by boywonder, I have composed 10 statements that sum up my beliefs and biases. In addition to this post, there will be a permanent link to this list on the sidebar.
1. There are no gods, demigods, angels, devils, fairies, ghosts, gnomes, imps, elves, demons, sprites, goblins, leprechauns, trolls, incubi, […]

Transitional Atheism

Monday, May 23rd, 2005

Last night, excited about my new blog, I went to the religion section on my bookshelves and pulled out an old favorite. I started thumbing through A History of God by Karen Armstrong. If you’re interested in the development and evolution of the religions of the book (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), I highly […]