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Philosophy
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Culture 2, Philosophy
Are religions cultural artifacts?
The Neural Buddhists
“In their arguments with Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins, the faithful have been defending the existence of God. That was the easy debate. The real challenge is going to come from people who feel the existence of the sacred, but who think that particular religions are just cultural artifacts built on top of […] -
Quotes, Philosophy
Douglas Wilson on Scholars and Truth
“The scholar of today is looking for a more open, flexible, promiscuous truth–truth that doesn’t think herself better than other folks, and who will spread it around a little bit. That way, when we get tired of her, we can dump her for a roly-poly little blonde without remorse. (Preferably with a name like Bambi […]
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Philosophy
Relativism Comes Home
Apparently, my five-year-old has been reading the Relativist Manifesto. At least, that’s what our surreal conversation today suggests.
