I have made fun of the noted transhumanist, George Dvorsky, on more than one occasion—most notably after listening to him advocate “uploading” animal consciousnesses into computers to eradicate the suffering caused by predation. But I am not making fun of him now. . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a fascinating article discussing the findings of experimental psychologist Adrian Raine, who has spent his career researching physical characteristics of the brain that seem to correlate with a future history of violence and psychopathy. My hackles bristled when I saw the article, and . . . . Continue Reading »
I wrote recently about an under-recognized shift in the way many people object to Christianity: that it is immorally arrogant in its exclusivism. Historic orthodox Christianity claims that there is one God uniquely revealed in Jesus Christ, who is the one way, truth, and life for all people . . . . Continue Reading »
If you have ever wondered whether the conversations going on in philosophy departments have anything to say to us folks outside them, an encouraging answer came in a three-part series last week at Public Discourse by Matthew O’Brien and Robert Koons, both of the University of Texas. . . . . Continue Reading »
Tobin Grant reports on the politics of being a “good Christian” : Political scientists often refer to a “God Gap” in American politics, noting the tendency for religious people to be more conservative and vote Republican while those who are less observant lean left and . . . . Continue Reading »
From Russell Moore’s book Tempted and Tried : In our time pornography has become the destroying angel of male Eros. I don’t mean to suggest that pornography is only a male temptation (it is not), but pornography, because of the way a man has been designed toward arousal is, when . . . . Continue Reading »
For almost twenty years Ken Burns’ The Civil War has been one of the ” cultural vegetables ” that have never made it onto my plate. I missed the original when it aired on PBS and never found time to watch it when it came out on DVD. Now it sits in my Netflix “Watch . . . . Continue Reading »
William F. Gavin on a recent ” dramatization of an ideological act of faith “: There I was, watching yet another Law and Order re-run on TNT. In this episode a scientist claimed to have discovered a gene for homosexuality. During the second half of the show, the district attorneys had . . . . Continue Reading »
Food for thought of the day : “One of the things that make a warrior into a warrior,” says former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens, “is that they are dedicated to developing their strength in service to others.” . . . . Continue Reading »
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