I don’t mean to be preachy. I wanted to put into words something I find myself frequently aware of. I’ll present this awareness in terms of an “eighth deadly sin.” Perhaps this does not count as a “deadly” sin in the classical sense. Classically, the deadly sins were thoughts or actions which could destroy one’s …
People mistakenly think they are committed to things that they are in fact not committed to. In reality they only desire those things. More often than not we are committed to what is familiar, immediate, and easy. Let me explain: Over the last few months, there has drifted in and out of my thinking the …
So you need a philosophy of education? How do you craft a philosophy of education that is more that word soup, hastily typed out to complete an application? Lets face it, there are a confusing variety of philosophies of educational: essentialism, pragmatism, behaviorism, reconstructionism, existentialism, perennialism, and so on. While each of these has something …
A Philosophy of Education: Start Simple and Build From There. Read More »
I woke up this morning at 4am. I got up at 4:30am. I’ve gotten out of bed every day this month well before 6am. Furthermore, I’ve woken up without an alarm most of those days. Aaaaaand… it might help you to know that in the past I justified my “inability” to get up early by …
Three Things I Did to Start Waking Up Before 6am – Often Without an Alarm. Read More »
Published: January 12, 2021 Some friends have asked whether I think Trump fairly won or lost the 2020 election. Yes I do think Trump lost fairly and Biden won. If it helps you to keep reading —> I voted for Trump in 2016. Below I’ve listed reasons for why I think Trump lost fairly. I have …
Why I Believe Trump Fairly Lost the Election & What Worries Me Most. Read More »
Over the last few days I’ve come across a piece of research, more than once, suggesting that a high IQ doesn’t protect you from certain kinds of bias. The first was a defeating-defeater style video by Inspiring Philosophy. The video attempts to undercut claims that a higher IQ leads to atheism. Instead it seems that …
Research Suggests “Smart” People Are Better at Bending Data to Fit Their Biases Read More »
I am writing my dissertation on critical realism. More specifically I am putting critical realism in conversation with analytic theology. Critical realism feels something like a 1960’s to early 2000’s topic. Except for a form that emerged in the early decades of the 20th century, most critical realists did their work in the last quarter …
Will the Real “Critical Realism” Please Stand Up? Read More »
There are times during philosophical conversations, or everyday life, when one is asked to define the “simple” words and concepts we use. These are in fact the hardest words and concepts to define. What does it mean to be or exist? What is time? What do we mean when we say something “means” something else. …
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I copied the above image from a Facebook post someone put up in a reformed group. People responded to it with various answers. Most said “No” “Nope” “Not at all…” Here is my response: The original post seems to conflate two different issues: worth vs merit.(a) Is there any good reason to save humans? Value/Worth(b) …
“Are Human’s Worth Saving?” – Failing to Distinguish Human Value and Merit. Read More »