Not long ago, I presented a theory about how deja vu could prove that a personal and omniscient god exists. This theory does a little more, though. If two-thirds of people experience deja vu, that […]
Category: Miscellaneous
Refuting Allah
Alternate title: How great does your God love? In Christianity, we are introduced to the unconditional love of God, who desires that all come to salvation [I Timothy 2:4]. In Islam, Allah orders the death […]
Refuting Eric
I was recently introduced to Eric in a r/DebateAChristian thread. Here’s how Eric is defined [on https://ericthegodeatingpenguin.com/]: God can’t exist because of Eric The God-Eating Magic Penguin. Since Eric is God-Eating by definition, he has no choice but […]
The Laugh
I’ve already presented theories about crying, sneezing, but what about laughing? Why do we laugh? What makes things funny? In a typical joke, expectations are set in a certain line. The joke deviates from the […]
Justified True Belief
I read the other day that the common epistemological definition of knowledge is justified true belief. Let’s take a look at atheism through this definition. Atheism is a ‘lack of belief.’ Therefore if knowledge is […]
Paradox of the Heap and Ship of Theseus
How many straws do you have to remove from a bale of hay before it becomes something other than a bale of hay? At some point, you have a single straw. And after that, nothing. […]
Potential does not require action
I recently finished Aquinas by Ed Feser, and was introduced to some levels of metaphysics that I had never considered. As always, I tried to apply the concepts to my current struggles. My current fears […]
The Trolley Problem
Optional reading: Trolley Problem Wiki A trolley is hurtling down a track towards five people. You are on a bridge under which it will pass, and you can stop it by putting something very heavy […]
Prepare for the Inevitable
The corona virus has taken over the fear of the world. It’s hard to go an hour without hearing something about it, or without taking an action with it in mind. In fact, the responsible […]
Rethinking the Bachelor
Preliminary Reading: Defining Love Every week, my wife sits down to watch the Bachelor. Sometimes I can convince myself to watch with her. Sometimes it takes alcohol. Regardless, I have watched more of the Bachelor […]