Archive for the 'Question' Category

Intelligent Redesign

Monday, November 14th, 2005

A few people have commented on the site’s new look, and reviews are mixed thus far. What do you think?

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 […]

Unconscious Greeks

Saturday, June 18th, 2005

At the suggestion of a reader (jdt), I’ve been reading The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes (1976). I’m not even 100 pages in, but there’s already enough material to make for a good post.
Jaynes starts out with a discussion of what exactly consciousness is. At […]

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 […]