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Problems with the Ontological Argument

June 14, 2018 sophia_my_blog

I launch a new YouTube channel by explaining how the Ontological Argument for God’s existence is flawed because it hinges on the fallacy of equivocation. You can see the video by clicking here. In this video here featured, I explain Read more

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Return to YouTube

June 7, 2018 sophia_my_blog

Realizing that vlogging has always where I felt most at home, I have decided to revive my YouTube channel and this time integrate it with this blog. You can see the video here. My return video on YouTube

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IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A picture of the Earth (albeit a very badly-drawn one probably rife with inaccuracies) has on it somewhere a red icon of a generic person - symbolizing that we are inherently a part of a larger world. The world is shown against a black background representing the vastness of space - but with a few equally-badly-drawn stars in the background to remind us that, even in the Universe, we are not alone. This image is for articles in this blog that discuss Cosmopolitanism - a teaching, inherent to Stoicism, about our interconnectedness with the rest of the Universe.

Bias-checking beyond the mere checking of privilege

May 10, 2018 sophia_my_blog

Instead of limiting it to just telling those with privilege to check their privileges, progressives should instead ask everyone to check all of the biases that can interfere with their faculty of reason. Anyone who’s spent any length of time Read more

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IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A cross, a Torah scroll, and a Buddha statue are all tossed into a cardboard box with the symbol of agnostic atheism drawn on it's outside. This images is for articles on my blog (virtualstoa.org) that deal with my renunciation of religion.

The Problem with Theistic Optimism

April 27, 2018May 1, 2019 sophia_my_blog

Theistic optimism (the idea that the Universe is controlled by a God who will never give people more adversity than they can handle) is not merely an unsubstantiated viewpoint, but is also very harmful. It can cause victim-blaming, irrational self-blame, Read more

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IMAGE DESCRIPTION: An equal-arm balance is portrayed. Directly above it, a lightbulb is illuminated. This image is for articles on the blog (virtualstoa.org) pertaining to logic, reason, and ethics.

Needs of the many, needs of the few, and the axiom of aesthetic agreement

April 6, 2018 sophia_my_blog

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

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IMAGE DESCRIPTION: A Vulcan looks upward and to our left and beholds a raging Klingon. However, thought-bubbles from the Vulcan's head indicates that the Vulcan is failing to perceive a Klingon, but is instead perceiving a fellow Vulcan. This image was written for the article title "The Galileo Spock fallacy" that appeared in this blog (virtualstoa.org) in 2018-03.

The Galileo Spock fallacy

March 28, 2018 sophia_my_blog

Obviously your reasoning is flawed if you assume that someone is going to behave reasonably in a particular situation without due cause for that assumption. But what do you call that fallacy? In the Star Trek episode, Galileo Seven, a Read more

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