Category Archives: Philosophy

What Is Truth?

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

When feelings and facts come together in perfect harmony.

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Religion and Intellectualism Are Not Mutually Exclusive

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

By Joseph An Most people that I’ve come across don’t mind that I’m religious, but they do insist that I don’t be too religious. In fact, most of them think that it’s interesting (read: humorous) that a college student in … Continue reading →

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Obama, Jesus, and Tax Increases.

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Erick Erickson over at Red State, feels that the President invoking Jesus to defend the need for a tax increase on the wealthy was in his own words, a “perversion.” Personally, I really don’t care because at this point in … Continue reading →

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What is Conservatism?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Since we are groin deep in the GOP primary season–17 or 18 debates deep–it isn’t surprising that many people are rallying around their favorite candidate. You have the Romney crowd, the anti-Romney crowd, and the folks leftover who hover from … Continue reading →

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Transhumanists Have Lost Their Flipping Minds

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Categorized as “ethical technology,” contributor Alex McGilvery penned an essay titled “Religion and Transhumanism” over at the Institute for Emerging Ethics and Technologies where he discussed the conflicts and compatibilities between religion and transhumanism; and if taken seriously, how tranhumanism … Continue reading →

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Newt Gingrich: @$$-h0le or misunderstood ENTJ’er?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

Yup…I said it. Newt Gingrich is an @$$-h0le and probably is to the core of his soul. He is also, pugnacious, condescending, arrogant, self-aggrandizing, and a narcissistic egoist, among other things. But in my mind, while every adjective describing him … Continue reading →

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Plato and His Republic

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

Assumption in Athenian society was the spike that Socrates struck at most. Socrates expressed passionately during his time that knowledge brought about virtue and excellence to the human condition. Individuals acted wrongly or unjustly out of ignorance. Socrates, like many … Continue reading →

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