My Internet Rants – in Blog Form
Spock’s comments on the needs of the many versus the needs of the few might be an opportunity to explore one possible axiom in aesthetic premise theory. At the end of the second Star Trek movie, Spock explains to Kirk Read more
While some of the attitudes encouraged in Christianity are unhealthy (even if not all such values require a belief in God per-se) there are a lot of values which Christianity shares with other religions and which are also good values Read more
Non-Theistic Psalm no. 2: Composed on 2018-02-11 in the evening. How long will the foolish stay in power? How long will they continue their reckless schemes? How long will they hold the world in jeopardy Believing that God will fix Read more
Non-Theistic Psalm #1: Composed 2018-02-11 in the early morning hours. All the animals and all the plants Come from a common ancestor. Less than four billion years ago Lived the life from which we all sprung. Time went on. We Read more
The arguments as to why empathy is problematic as a moral compass and ought to be replaced with ratonal compassion are not mere theoretical hair-splittings. History has actually demonstrated disasters wrought when decisions are driven by emotional empathy. [powerpress /] Read more
I want to discuss why society ought to encourage rational compassion rather than empathy. But before I can do that, I must clarify what “empathy” means in this discussion and why it is important to keep in mind how empathy Read more
While people who don’t understand Stoicism or the Stoic mindset might confuse a Stoic with an idealist – in reality, a well-trained Stoic is not that at all, but the ultimate realist. Philadelphia Stoic Thoughts, starting with the episode following Read more
An interview with the Leader of the Philadelphia Ethical Society sheds light into a movement that some interpret as an alternative religion, and which others interpret as an alternative to religion altogether. Hugh Taft-Morales taught ethics for twenty years in Read more
Years after my YouTube presentation on Stoicism as a coping mechanism for trans-folk – there is much that the Stoic community doesn’t understand about trans-folk and about how our noble philosophy applies to the situation of trans-folk. Years ago, a Read more
Contrary to what an incomplete understanding would suggest, tone policing is contrary to Stoic philosophy. Here is why. One criticism that may be levied on Stoicism by those who have an incomplete understanding of the philosophy is that it might Read more