In formal logic, a premise is a plank of an argument. If your premises are true and the form of […]
feminism, Forward Thinking, LGBT, philosophy, sexuality
Forward Thinking: What Would You Tell Teenagers About Sex?
Libby Anne and Dan Finke at Patheos have started a project called Forward Thinking, which is a series of questions […]
morality, philosophy, psychology, religion
Aping morality
Whenever I’ve been involved in a discussion of the evolution of morality, the English language trips things up a bit. […]
feminism, philosophy, psychology, rape
Secret Agent Woman
Jennifer Shewmaker, a psychology professor at Abilene Christian University, has a blog post blaming the Steubenville rape case in part on […]
atheism, personal, philosophy, psychology, religion
I am not a cockroach– what materialism is, and isn’t
Several years ago, I bounded out of a faculty building on a university campus and, in a thoughtful and optimistic […]
atheism, ethics, philosophy, religion
A simple ethics of expectations
On the news this morning I listened to a report about a new virus discovered in Saudi Arabia. But after […]
atheism, philosophy, science
What would convince you that God exists?
This isn’t a new question, that’s for sure. I’ve been asked it more times than I can recall, starting roughly […]