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God and Time 6 Oct 2011 | 11:34 pm
It's about time I blow the dust of this old blog and get it up and running again. Let's start out with something heavy. I'm going to have a quick look at the metaphysics of time and how that fits in w...
God and Time 6 Oct 2011 | 07:34 pm
It's about time I blow the dust of this old blog and get it up and running again. Let's start out with something heavy. I'm going to have a quick look at the metaphysics of time and how that fits in w...
A list 3 Apr 2011 | 02:34 pm
I'm often asked, if there were no God, what would've inspired all the great artworks that we have in this world? As a lover of art, this is an important question to me. So here's a brief list of thing...
My First YouTube Video 18 Mar 2011 | 01:41 pm
A concession 26 Feb 2011 | 03:26 pm
I was doing a bit of thinking, as I often do, and thought of one action that could be both religious and altruistic. This of course, is dependent on the religion being true, which I think is unlikely,...
A concession 26 Feb 2011 | 10:26 am
I was doing a bit of thinking, as I often do, and thought of one action that could be both religious and altruistic. This of course, is dependent on the religion being true, which I think is unlikely,...
Continuing the theme: Why the religious cannot be altruistic 25 Feb 2011 | 06:37 pm
My last two posts have been exclusively about altruism and this post will continue that theme. One of the comments I addressed mentioned the Christian saint Maximilian Kolbe. Maximilian Kolbe voluntee...
Responding to comments: Defending the principle of altruism 24 Feb 2011 | 07:31 pm
I received two comments on the last post and I want to address them both. I'll start with the more obscure one. the sub/dude said... Perhaps nobody told you they love you. I do if that matters. I’d ...
Defending the principle of Altruism 21 Feb 2011 | 12:30 am
Again, I was reading through my textbook and it came up with an argument against altruism. For those who don’t know, altruism is the ethical standpoint whereby you put other’s interests before your ow...
Defending the principle of Altruism 20 Feb 2011 | 07:30 pm
Again, I was reading through my textbook and it came up with an argument against altruism. For those who don’t know, altruism is the ethical standpoint whereby you put other’s interests before your ow...