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Sure, I’ll tell you why there is no god…

12.19.2008 · Posted in Atheism, Theology

So, I’m minding my own business being an atheist and not talking to anyone about it when I get a note from my TBM sister-in-law. Here’s what it says: I have a question for you. I have to do a presentation on “does God exist?” I have to use both sides and I can’t think ...

Black White thinking

12.06.2008 · Posted in Appearances, Suffering, Theology, Tolerance

I left active mormonism when I was a teenager during a great deal of personal growth and change. Looking back on it, it’s hard to say what belief systems were part of mormonism, and what were just part of maturing (growing up). I would argue that there are many mormons (and adults, for that matter) ...

Power and Morality

10.26.2008 · Posted in Ethics, Objectivity, Philosophy, Power, Theology

The Jesuit magazine America features an essay by Cathleen Kaveny, which discusses the concept of inherent evil and it’s political implications. This passage caught my attention: Some Catholic commentators have claimed that the certainty we have about the wrongfulness of intrinsically evil acts means that we should give their prevention priority over other acts, which ...