Spiritual but not religious?
It's fashionable to say one is spiritual but not religious, but what does it mean? Often it's just a diversionary way of justifying a "my will be done" lifestyle.... Read More
Dialogues
Logic provides tools to discern reality from falsehood. Choose a dialogue topic on which to opine.
A moral relativist (a), and natural law theorist (b), discuss homosexuality
a) Homosexuality is something you’re born with. There is no moral issue with homosexuality. b) Some people may experience same-sex attraction from an early age, but this isn’t relevant to the ethical question, which is whether one ought to act on it. While a propensity or orientation may be involuntary, choosing to act is voluntary. Further, […]... Read More
The Folly of Utilitarianism
x – Come on, why would I care? It doesn’t hurt anybody.y –.How do you know?x – Because it’s private behavior.y – All private acts harm no one?x – And it’s consensual.y – So all private consensual acts harm no one?x- That’s right.y – If you consent to me striking your head with a baseball […]... Read More
Dialogue: Human vs. Person?
Pro-choice: Okay, I must admit that science does prove that individual human beings begin at conception. But they’re not persons, until later. Pro-life: Oh? You make this distinction because of the three basic operations unique to persons – reason, free will, and self-consciousness? Pro-choice: Yes, you’ve got it. Pro-life: And you claim not all human […]... Read More
Why is Sex the Exception?
x – We can’t force our morals on others. We don’t need morality police. y – Are you speaking about bullying, killing, lying, or rape? x – No, of course not. That cannot be tolerated. y – Are you speaking of stealing, trespassing, slander, or cheating? x – No. That’s unethical. y – Are you […]... Read More
Can You Prove That?
x: We must believe only what is proven. y: Can you prove that? x: Prove what? y: That we must believe only what is proven. x: No, I can’t. y: Then you believe in what is unproven – the unproven claim that one must believe only what is proven. x: Um…well… y: Since you indicate […]... Read More
Don’t Force Your Morality!
a: No one should force their morality on anyone else. b: That sounds like a moral principle. a: Yes. b: Would you like to force that on others? a: Force what? b: Your moral principle that no one should force their morality on anyone else. a: Yes, no one should do that! b: Then I […]... Read More