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We are all patchwork, and so shapeless and diverse in composition that each bit, each...
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No One Cares if You are Comfortable or Not
I do not know how to teach philosophy without becoming a disturber of the peace....
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I am not overstating the case when I say that I was raised on original...
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In my ethics classes this week, we will be discussing a recent essay by Gary...
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Why We Believe Things that Aren’t True
Over the years that I have been writing this blog, those who describe themselves as...
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Is Ignorance Just as Good as Knowledge?
A continuing theme of my various classes over the first three weeks of the semester...
September 12, 2021
The Stories We Tell and the Lies We Believe
As always, this past summer was a season of eclectic reading. I am team-teaching a...
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A Philosopher Who Happens to Be a Christian
Who gets to call themselves "Christian"? A few months ago on this blog, I suggested...
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What an Ancient Greek Puzzle Can Teach Us About the Life of Faith
After several years at sea rescuing besieged towns from monsters, slaying the Minotaur, and doing...
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Faith Is About Asking the “What If?” Questions
In Lies We Believe Abut God, Wm. Paul Young (author of The Shack) tells the story of...
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As the world begins to open up after fifteen months of pandemic restrictions, as things...
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Over the past few weeks, I have received more negative comments on my blog than...
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The Bible is Not the Word of God
Either the Bible is true or it isn’t, either it’s God’s inspired inerrant word or...
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Our Great and Glorious Masterpiece
Over the years, a typical scenario has unfolded when I meet someone for the first...
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In the days that have passed since the January 6th seditionist attack on the U....
December 2020
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News Flash: There is Going to be a Doctor in the House
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What to Do When an Argument Leads to a Conclusion that You Don’t Like
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The Soul is Not a Thing, but it Most Certainly is Real
As a philosophy professor, I have the opportunity in just about every class to investigate,...
October 12, 2020
All Things are Become New: A reminder of why teaching is the best profession of all
I realized this morning that exactly seven years ago, the beautiful humanities building on our...
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A Few Thoughts Before the First Presidential Debate
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The Dangers of Cognitive Immorality
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