A few years ago I had an interesting conversation with a couple Jehovah’s Witnesses who came to my door. After […]
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Allowing is not commanding
Over the last week I have heard on at least three different occasions claims made to the moral equivalency of […]
Bible, moral evil, morality, natural evil, providence, theodicyThings Christians say to explain away biblical moral atrocities
First off, what’s a moral atrocity? It is the kind of event perpetrated by moral agents such that, if you read […]
apologetics, biblical ethics, Golden Rule, moral evil, morality, Old Testament, problem of evilTorture and the Parable of the Mustard Gas
Last week Bryan El commented in the blog on the defense of torture techniques to extract information that might save […]
ethics, morality, Taxi to the Dark Side, tortureDo I own my body?
Jag Levak’s belief that it would be morally praiseworthy for a woman to grant a dying child’s request for sexual favors has succeeded […]
Christianity, ethics, Jag Levak, morality, secularismSex favors for dying children? A Response to Jag Levak
We all recognize it is good to be generous, but there are limits. For example, Herod was generous to offer […]
Christianity, ethics, morality, secularism, utilitarianismWhat makes for a good marriage?
Chris Hallquist said: “Some relationships make the switch from monogamy to non-monogamy and are the better for it….” I replied: […]
Chris Hallquist, ethics, marriage, moralityAre you unreasonably closed to an open marriage?
It all started when I asked: “would I stigmatize the lifestyle of a couple who are in an open marriage? […]
ethics, morality, natural law, open marriageThe Inherent Value of Human Beings: A Response to Stephen Maitzen
A couple weeks ago philosopher Stephen Maitzen left three comments to my article “Must existence be everlasting to be meaningful?” Over the […]
atheism, ethics, imago dei, Jackson Pollock, metaethics, morality, naturalism, Stephen Maitzen, theismRosie, don’t get in the elevator: A guide to moral intuition
Stephen Matizen seems to think that we are only justified in attributing special status to human beings if we can […]
epistemology, Gavin de Becker, moral intuition, moral perception, morality, Stephen Maitzen