Once, our own Jim Ceaser summoned forth an evocative dialogue between Con and Pomocon . The drama hinged on how compatible were the two concerning those Three A’s — affectation, authenticity, and authority. Though their subtle advances and defenses could never be mistaken for the likes . . . . Continue Reading »
Scott Payne has noticed something interesting : In listening to the audio of Freddie, John and I , . . . I was struck by a certain admiration for both of them in their ability to stand firm on certain precepts and yet still have a healthy respect and willingness to engage other perspectives. I . . . . Continue Reading »
Jeffrey Kripal is the latest professor of religious studies to come out, in good modern style, writing off Christianity (and presumably Judaism) as a pooped-out and poopy old farce for stunted schmucks who worship, in Aldous Huxley’s (Joycean, not Blakean) phrase, "Old Noboddady." . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Pinch hitting at Schwenkler’s, William R. Brafford solicits my comment on the friendly R.R. Reno’s latest: I hope it’s clear that I see the problem of stability and dynamism as one of balance, of figuring out where to set limits. And here Reno asserts that it is most important . . . . Continue Reading »
Apparently there being soul in cyberspace means that there’s adultery and divorce in cyberspace as well: "I went mad — I was so hurt. I just couldn’t believe what he’d done," Taylor told the Western Morning News. "It may have started online, but it existed . . . . Continue Reading »
Cherry-picking my way through Nicola’s re-rejoinder , here’s what pops out: 1. Nicola seems to agree with me that we can’t be certain about our truths because certainty is the wrong standard of assessment for truths. But she says: I don’t know how truth can function as a . . . . Continue Reading »
Loyalty is immoral ? Color me skeptical. Without further ado, here’s the avalanche of questions that come to mind upon reading Helen’s post: First question: "Loyalty is immoral—I won’t bother trying to deny it. Morality is universal and objective; loyalties are . . . . Continue Reading »
Freddie DeBoer, PoMoCon commenter extraordinaire, has fired a broadside in our direction . James is working on a response . I’m getting ready to do the same. Nicola has penned a snarky rebuttal . Eve rebutted this long ago . Here’s hoping that this heats up. . . . . Continue Reading »
In reponse to excellent questions and insights regarding my previous post, I’ve decided to offer a sequel. While Jim is certainly right that the whole of the Enlightenment can’t be reduced to its anti-religious premises, and there are surely important thinkers who don’t fit . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at the Confabulum, Conor Friedersdorf reminds us to remind ourselves of how lucky we are. While I’m always up for some meta-gratitude, I was more immediately reminded of Daniel Larison’s brilliant post from a while back about theodicy and "the pornography of compassion": . . . . Continue Reading »
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