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Category Archives: educational
Education in America
This video is interesting and entertaining to say the least. The producers certainly take a position but it is tough not to take a position on this issue; that American education is based on the Prussian model is undisputed. “It … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, educational, Entertainment, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology
Tagged american education, critical thinking, Education, education history, indoctrination, prussian system
The Real Victims of Islam
The news is filled with reports of the terrorist attack on Mumbai, India. We do not yet know what the terrorists’ motives are; they could have to do with Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, or any number of other hotspots. One … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Current News, educational, Iraq, Islam, Psychology, Religion, War
The Common Problem of Republican and Democratic Economics
Liberal and conservative economic models share a common flaw. For the most part Democrats and Republicans are synonymous with liberals and conservatives but not quite. The vast majority of Democrats and Republicans take a compromised position on economic policy. They … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign, Culture, culture war, Current News, educational, Ethics, mccain, Obama, Philosophy, Politics, Religion
Tagged charity, class, conservatives, democrats, Economics, Ethics, gop, liberals, libertarian, love, Philosophy, poor, Republican, socialist
A Reasonable Rival? The Faith of Reason part 7
This is the seventh article I have written as part of an ongoing debate with Mr. Adrian Thysse on the reasonableness of Christian faith. This is also the first of the 3rd generation of articles. The second generation … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Bible, Christianity, Creationism, Culture, culture war, educational, Evolution, Faith, Philosophy, Religion
Tagged Christianity, Creationism, epistemology, Evolution, Faith, ID, Intelligent Design, reason, secular humanism, steven pinker
Evil in Society, The Faith of Reason part 5
This is the fifth article I have written as part of an ongoing debate with Mr. Adrian Thysse on the reasonableness of Christian faith. Mr. Thysse raised some very potent objections to Christianity in his response to my first … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Bible, Christianity, Culture, culture war, educational, Faith, Philosophy, Religion, Theology
Tagged Atheism, Bible, Christianity, evil, evil subjective, Faith, faith of reason, Problem of Evil, reason, Religion
The beginning of the Universe, The Faith of Reason part 4
This is the fourth article I have written as part of an ongoing debate with Mr. Adrian Thysse on the reasonableness of Christian faith. Mr. Thysse raised some very potent objections to Christianity in his response to my first … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Bible, Christianity, Creationism, Culture, culture war, educational, Evolution, Faith, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Religion, Theology
Tagged Atheism, Bible, big bang, Christianity, Creationism, Evolution, Faith, faith of reason, Intelligent Design, reason, Religion
The Bible as Record not Cause, The Faith of Reason part 3
This is the third article I have written as part of an ongoing debate with Mr. Adrian Thysse on the reasonableness of Christian faith. Mr. Thysse raised some very potent objections to Christianity in his response to my first … Continue reading
Posted in Atheism, Bible, Christianity, Culture, culture war, educational, Faith, Philosophy, Religion, Theology
Tagged Atheism, Bible, Christianity, epistimology, Faith, faith of reason, reason, Religion, Truth
Condemnation in the Bible, The Faith of Reason part 2
This is the second article I have written as part of an ongoing debate with Mr. Adrian Thysse on the reasonableness of Christian faith. Mr. Thysse raised some very potent objections to Christianity in his response to my first article. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Culture, culture war, educational, Faith, Philosophy, Religion, Theology
Tagged Atheism, Bible, burden or guilt, Christianity, Faith, faith of reason, reason, Religion
The Faith of Reason
A colleague of mine in the blogging world, Adrian Thysse commented on my last article, The Fifty-First Psalm in English Verse. His comment brought up some interesting and very important questions facing the world today. These questions are some of … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Creationism, Culture, culture war, Current News, educational, Evolution, Faith, Intelligent Design, Islam, Philosophy, psalms, Religion, Science
Tagged apologetics, Christianity, creation, culture war, Evolution, Faith, ID, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, rationality, reason, Religion, Science
Pseudo-Polite Conversation
“Never mention politics or religion, in polite conversation.” It’s a common phrase and you heard it many times. It is also one of the most destructive ideas of Western civilization. Think about it for a minute, is there anything more … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, culture war, Education, educational, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Rhetoric, Trends
Tagged conversation, Culture, Debate, Politics, Religion, worldview