The Case For Moral Doubt
When you find yourself in a moral stalemate, where appeals to rationality and empirical reality have been exhausted.
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When you find yourself in a moral stalemate, where appeals to rationality and empirical reality have been exhausted.
What I mean by that is the narrative extolled by university trained feminists that implies assault victims are victims for life and have been irreparably damaged.
Browsing responses to the recent release of assassination documents, this is where the best reporting and analysis can be found.
The greatest threat to free speech today comes from free speech itself. In particular, it comes from the sheer volume and chaotic nature of that speech.
Women can be victims. In this world, there are violent, exploitative people willing to use and abuse their fellow human beings.
Great cultures of the past were built around grand unifying ideas.
The universities’ mission is to seek the truth. That is not possible without academic freedom.
There are nonbelievers, though, who turn to the Bible for advice and inspiration and are “cultural Christians” in a deeper sense.
An assumption of personal responsibility is the sine qua non of independence and autonomy in a free society.
“Character is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” And what better marker of character is there than a smile?
Rene Girard’s writing on mimesis raises several interesting questions about the current moment.
We should work to devise effective solutions to continue that progress, rather resorting to using all men as scapegoats for the violence that remains.
This requires people to set aside their prejudices and preconceived ideas and engage into a dialogue with those with whom they may disagree or even hate.
At its best, commentary on the science of sex differences has been about method and about evidence, and the knowledge that, with care, these can produce.
Transferring guilt across generations from ancient ancestors to their heirs was highly convenient for religious authorities.