Nothing is Sacred Here

I refuse to walk on eggshells when doing philosophy.

If I say something that offends you, or hurts your feelings, well...

that's just too damn bad.

Imagine That

Nothing is more rewarding than worshiping

a figment of your own imagination.

Christians Need a History Lesson

I'm getting really tired of hearing the following:

"Jesus is the reason for the season."

"Our nation was founded on Christian principles."

"Evolution is just a theory."

etc, etc...

What these Christians need is a real history book.

Of course, I know some Christians are smarter than that. But then the question is — why do you believe in a myth?

Philosophical Styles - The Tree Analogy

{This may be updated from time to time}

Analytic: We can't see the forest for the trees.

Post-Analytic: Here, let me show you how to see the forest...

Continental: OOOHHH...Look at the pretty forest!

Constructionist: 'Tree' and 'Forest' are just social constructs.

Deconstructionist: There is no forest without the trees, and there are no trees without the nuts...

Feminist: A tree is a phallic symbol, and a forest is a sign of male domination.

Supervenist: The forest is real but will disappear if we cut down the trees.

Reductionist: The forest is nothing over and above the sum of the trees.

Eliminativist: What forest?

Dualist: There are two things; the forest, and the trees.

Panpsychist: The forest is a living entity!

Neutral Monist: No, not trees, not a forest, but something else entirely different.

Relativist: You are all correct, but speaking past each other.

The Law

The law is a crude instrument; you can't draw boundaries around life.

A Sure Sign of a Trivial Objection

When I can make a slight modification to my example that completely eliminates your objection without affecting the point I am trying to make in the slightest.

The lesson to be learned: think before you speak (didn't your mother teach you that?)

Skepticism

We have gone too far, and now cannot find our way back.