Andrew Haines on using Ockham’s Razor as an Axe : I am sick of hearing about Ockham’s Razor. Not because I think it’s an unimportant thing to understand, mind you, but rather because it has been almost universally misunderstood and so is almost always misapplied. One . . . . Continue Reading »
Good grief! A Maryland state legislator has filed a bill that would allow surrogate decision makers to “donate” kidneys and liver lobes. From HB 449:THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES ONLY TO A PATIENT WHO HAS BEEN CERTIFIED UNDER § 5–606(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE TO BE IN A . . . . Continue Reading »
In a piece oddly titled “ A Quiet Struggle Within the Gay Marriage Fight ,”(for it has not been quiet) Matt Smith writes for the New York Times via the Bay Citizen juxtaposing the Proposition 8 question in California with the internal struggle of mainline Protestant churches over question . . . . Continue Reading »
Musically, my Songbook is grounded upon Martha Bayles’s theory of American popular music, and my last post gave an account of what I believe I’ve learned from her. In the next several posts, I’ll be providing some elaborations upon or reactions to her theory. That theory is . . . . Continue Reading »
Competition is good. It is good in the economy. It is good in politics. It is good in philosophy. And it is good in global warming science because it brings a fuller and more complete picture of what may or may not be going on.Global Warming Hysterics tried—and still flail . . . . Continue Reading »
Sandra Hapenney, a new contributor to the Catholic Thing , has a very useful essay showing that many Catholic hospitals perform sterilizations counter to Catholic teaching as laid out in the Ethical and Religious Directives (ERD) of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: My study involved . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Henry Olsen is one of the few I’ve read who didn’t think Santorum had an outright bad debate. He is right in one sense. Even with all the pressure on him, Santorum wasn’t as whiny and hostile as he was in the early debates. That’s something. But . . . . Continue Reading »
Do Jews Have a Mormon Problem? Elliot Jager, Jewish Ideas Daily The Catholic Path to Democracy Jeremy Jennings, Standpoint Romney’s Long History on Abortion Will Saletan, Slate Here We Are: Women in Favor of Religious Liberty Helen Alvare and Kim Daniels, National Review Obama’s . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The debate was annoying. Way too much time on the fake issue of earmarks—with Santorum seeming shrill and defensive and Newt making the statesmanlike point that it’s a fake issue. (I agree with Pete below on the line of questioning being shameful.) 2. In general, Santorum was on the . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Bad night for Santorum. You get the sense that he doesn’t have the time to do murder boards with his staff about how he is going to answer questions. He just wings it. By contrast, Romney prepares his attacks carefully (hey you supported Arlen Specter in 2004 - like . . . . Continue Reading »
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