“I don’t know.” This single phrase is the of the most powerful in the human language. It is also one that many people have a hard time both accepting it from others and using as an answer themselves. Too often humans accept bad answers over having no answer at all. Too often humans give a [...]
The other day I discussed authoritative morality. As I stated in that post, authoritative morality is dictated by an authority figure and the receiver is expected to accept and obey without question. Today we address another problem with this model of morality: personal responsibility. Authoritative morality dictates absolute rules to follow. By its nature, there is [...]
The context of this post defines morality as the actions that individuals and/or groups actively work to encourage or discourage in themselves and others. This encompasses a greater range of actions than is traditionally thought of as morality. This allows us to better understand and discussion the impact on the totality of human experience. In American society [...]
Recently I had a conversation with a friend about beliefs and the existence of god. She took the position that atheism was a belief that god did not exist. This is incorrect in a technical sense. One doesn’t believe in nonexistence; one simply lacks belief in the existence. This extends beyond divine beings. Nothing exists until proven [...]
Every once in a while, you come across an image you just have to share. This one is perfect description of my general attitude: I am an eternal optimist. It takes a great deal to deter my generally sunny attitude. Even in the face of catastrophic events, I tend to approach them with an ”every storm cloud [...]
A recent CFI blog post talked about whether or not we should care if people believe in gods. The author makes the following statement: Why should we care whether others believe in a god or other supernatural beings? Because these beliefs are false? Yes, they are false, but most people, including humanists, have a large [...]