Category Archives: Ethics
Above the Influence
Make sure you read the entirety of the above screen capture. This made me laugh like crazy. (No, I wasn’t high.) The best kind of hilarious stuff is the kind that makes you think. Are drugs as bad as its … Continue reading
Sam Harris on Self Defense
So I’m gonna be really lazy with my posts for the next few days. I got Modern Warfare 3 last night (One-word review: Meh) and On Thursday night I’ll be getting Skryim. Also, I get my copy of Inheritance tomorrow … Continue reading
Are Atheists Immoral: Part 1
First, a one-minute video: Whew! I thought she was serious at first too! The first fifteen seconds are exactly what I’ve heard over and over (and over and over) from religious people. There appear to be only three ways to … Continue reading
Logical Fallacies 101: Special Pleading
I already touched on this fallacy in my post about the Appeal to Ignorance, but I wanted to cover it in more depth. The way to spot a general use of the Special Pleading fallacy is to notice when someone … Continue reading
The Sword of Good
What does it mean, if it’s been prophesied that you will make the ultimate choice between Good and Evil? Why wouldn’t you just choose Good? And Hirou carries the Sword of Good – which instantly slays any wielder not of … Continue reading
Meet Peter Singer
Peter Singer is an Australian philosopher who is the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne. He specializes in applied ethics and approaches ethical issues from a secular, preference utilitarian perspective. Check out his website for … Continue reading
We’re Still Here…
So for those of you who didn’t know, the world was supposed to end yesterday – at 6:00 p.m. local time. Famous Christian radio show host and billboard purchaser has been trying to sell the notion that the world is … Continue reading
Why Richard Dawkins Wont Debate William Lane Craig
The original text can be found here. I think he makes his case satisfactory with this one sentence, ”That would look great on your CV, not so good on mine”. This is basically why I think that science shouldn’t engage pseudoscience … Continue reading
Are Your Enemies Innately Evil?
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything from LessWrong, so I figured I could get away with it. I highly suggest reading this. I have been planning on doing a post of this sort for a while, but I … Continue reading
