Choosing Hats
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[F]utilitarianism
There is a school of thought to which many ethicists subscribe, whose students never seem willing to move on from the lambda-omega-lambdas, and whose parties are always unusually loud and long even after the music has been stopped for years and all the drink has dried up. This troupe of tautological idealogues loves to insist upon its own opinions and swears so should you. In doing so they both establish and undercut their point. These are the Utilitarians.
Utilitarianism is a philosophy of ethics that is summarily defined to say, “the morally right action is the action that produces …
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Delusion Milkshake
It is quite the situation we’ve found ourselves in when one of the most detestable things in God’s sight becomes the most celebrated in popular culture. Namely, acts of sexual immorality (homosexual or heterosexual) . Now, as a regular observer (and recovering participant) in this particular context, I used to think of the act of sexual immorality as something that brought on terrible consequences. Even though true, it isn’t the whole truth. Sexual immorality is, itself a terrible consequence of sin (Romans 1:24).
Pop culture, at its base, espouses a god of its own making, though it sometimes uses scripture …
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John Starke on Dignity and Materialism
John Starke over at The Gospel Coalition wrote a piece ( http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/10/11/do-people-bark/ ) in response to Professor Gregory Berns who seems to think that
the chemical pathways in human brains and dog brains are strikingly similar when it comes to sensing and desiring—canines can be compared to small children.
So what does he conclude? Dogs are people, too.
It isn’t a particularly in depth piece but it is good to see people thinking in this manner on popular outlets like TGC at least.…