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On the meaning of life

yashwata wrote 2 hours ago: The idea that religion brings meaning into people’s lives is absurd. You can’t get meani … more →

Tags: delight, Theism

Ethics and the Great Climate Change E-mail Heist26 comments

Jack Marshall wrote 3 days ago: Warning! Stormy ethics waters ahead! Computer hackers invaded the server at the influential Climatic … more →

Tags: Around the World, Ethics Scoreboard classics, Journalism & Media, Science & Technology, The Internet, Al Gore, Bias, climate change skeptics, clmate change science. gobal warming

No one believes in god

yashwata wrote 1 week ago: I have finished my book. You can download a PDF of the whole thing. Once you’ve read it, pleas … more →

Tags: delight, Perception, Theism

A Brief Overview Of My Dissertation1 comment

Daniel Fincke wrote 2 weeks ago: Nietzsche’s writings on morality are famously provocative and controversial.  His criticisms of mora … more →

Tags: Philosophy, ethics, Metaethics, Contemporary Ethics, historical ethics, Nietzsche, Atheism, philosophical ethics, Morality

FFRF Sues IRS, Geithner & California State over "Minister of Gospel" Tax Benefits

yashwata wrote 1 month ago: Really inspiring news from the FFRF. The national Freedom From Religion Foundation, along with 21 of … more →

Tags: Theism

Boycott Oklahoma

yashwata wrote 1 month ago: I swear to you I will never go there, nor will I buy any products made there, nor will I be friends … more →

Tags: Fascism, Theism

Someone finally tells it like it is.

D. wrote 1 month ago: First off, you know the drill by now. For the first time in ages, I find myself without something wi … more →

Tags: Politics, Trust, Tough Choices, Psychology, guilt

First Things Thinks Torture is no Big Deal41 comments

Morning's Minion wrote 1 month ago: From “the Anchoress“, who I believe pretends to be a Catholic blogger: “All indica … more →

Tags: Morning's Minion, Torture

Voting rights only for those who vote your way

Lisa Pampuch wrote 1 month ago: In an ideal world, anyway. That’s the bottom line for conservatives John Derbyshire and Ann Co … more →

Tags: Caught My Eye, Torture, Critical Thinking, logic, Reason, Separation of Church and State, Republican, Conservative, GOP

กลุ่มทฤษฎีจริยศาสตร์ที่เน้นพิจารณาผลการกระทำ / อันตวิทยา Consequentialism / Teleology

SR wrote 1 month ago: กลุ่มทฤษฎีจริยศาสตร์ที่เน้นพิจารณาผลการกระทำ / อันตวิทยา Consequentialism / Teleology 1. บทนำ 2. การ … more →

Tags: ปรัชญา, สารานุกรมปรัชญา Encyclop, Teleology, กลุ่มทฤษฎีจริยศาสต, อันตวิทยา, จริยศาสตร์เชิงบรรท, Normative Ethics, ทฤษฎีคุณค่า” (theory of value), กลุ่มทฤษฎีจริยศาสต

Are Muslim women oppressed? They don't know.

yashwata wrote 1 month ago: BoingBoing has a post called Are Muslim Women Oppressed? Ask One. In it, guest blogger Aman Ali quot … more →

Tags: Fascism, Theism

The ends justify the means, and why you should care.

D. wrote 2 months ago: First off, learn something. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequentialism This whole stub is fascina … more →

Tags: Eugenics, Tough Choices

Cogito ergo I am right! #1: Utilitarianism2 comments

logicmania wrote 2 months ago: By Amateur Philosopher Penny Ham Let me tell you about an ethical theory that seems dumb to me. The … more →

Tags: Cogito ergo I am right!, Philosophy, greed, John Stewart Mill, Jeremy Bentham, Utilitarianism, consequentialist, Ethical theories, Ethical egoism

Pointing out the obvious (again) about torture43 comments

Michael J. Iafrate wrote 2 months ago: You still encounter from time to time the absurd claim that the Roman Catholic Church has not taught … more →

Tags: bishops, blogs, Catholic social teaching, Culture of Death, ethics, human person, Human Rights, lies, Michael Iafrate

another problem with existence -- the identity problem

questionbeggar wrote 2 months ago: This example comes from Derek Parfit. Imagine that someone could have a kid when she was 16 or wait … more →

Tags: ethics, identity, constraints / deontology, Utility, Existence, Harm, deontology, parfit, benefit

On the elephant in the room2 comments

yashwata wrote 3 months ago: I wrote to President Obama today (via the White House “Contact Us” page). I said: At a r … more →

Tags: public option

what explains the belief that we should work to alleviate poverty2 comments

questionbeggar wrote 3 months ago: Many people believe that we should give large portions of our wealth to charity, specifically, to th … more →

Tags: ethics, welfare/utilitarianism, Utilitarianism, poverty alleviation, Children, bonds of affection, replacement, poverty, Other countries

Libertarianism: A Force of Nature

wtrdg wrote 3 months ago: This piece is a bit longer than usual (2500 words) but since it has been honoured as a a lead articl … more →

Tags: A Lawful Anarchist, libertarian, libertarianism, Liberty, Evolution, Sociobiology, Moralism

Dan Hind's Jump! You Fuckers!

yashwata wrote 3 months ago: Dan Hind, author of the brilliant The Threat to Reason, has a new, short book on the recent economic … more →

Tags: Fascism


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