Tag Archives: morality
when your cupboard upsets your loved ones
I wanted to share this beautiful animation that Parenting Beyond Belief author, Dale McGowan, posted to his blog, as I think it really illustrates some of the discussion that was going on at Friday’s Drinking Skeptically gathering about maintaining positive … Continue reading
Am I biased? Did it get me out of jury duty?
It may be your civic duty, but jury duty sucks and people are always looking for a way out of it. About six weeks ago I received a summons to go through the jury selection process today. During that time whenever I would … Continue reading
Morality Redux: Euthyphro
The ongoing discussion that I’ve been having (largely off the blog) about the recent entries on morality has prompted me to cover one last topic that I only mentioned in passing last time: the Euthyphro dilemma. This should be the … Continue reading
Morality Redux: Slavery
I’ve been having a number of interesting conversations recently regarding the post on secular morality, and I’d like to discuss some of the thoughts that have emerged from those exchanges. One of my entry-level statements when discussing human morality is … Continue reading
Secular Morality
I was out in Philly this weekend and, through the normal course of catch-up conversation, I was asked a question that is quickly rising to the top of my “inevitable” list: “As an atheist, what keeps you from doing just … Continue reading
