Last week, I was on Eric Murphy’s show to talk about moral arguments for God’s existence. We didn’t get very far but we had a lot of fun doing it, so we tried again this week. And lo and behold, in the last two minutes, we finally got around to talking about God! The rest […]
ethical objectivism
Sam Harris’ moral claims refuted, rebutted, and rejected
Let’s recap the case I present against Sam Harris in “The Sam Harris Sinkhole.” He purports to offer a scientific ground for ethics consistent with a naturalistic view of the world, but his whole argument depends on assuming that sentience is a morally norative criterion. Thus, he must assume the fact in order to explain it, a model […]
A cannibalistic serial killer enters retirement
A cannibalistic serial killer entering retirement reflects on his accomplishments. Trophies litter his cramped apartment — bloody panties in the living room and frozen fingers in the fridge — and he values them like the retiring company man values that Rolex watch given for thirty years of faithful service. He knows that others value those mundane things […]
