Suppose you are a mad scientist performing experiments in your basement and you discover a drug that cures cancer. Do you have a moral obligation to share it with the rest of the world? What if you just sit on it and keep it to yourself, is that evil? Can the government intervene and force [...]
David Brooks at the New York Times posted an op-ed article entitled “The End of Philosophy”. Unfortunately, he comes off sounding like an idiot. His thesis, if it even exists, is confusing at best, and I have no idea what it has to do with “the end of philosophy” (cue the scary music). His thesis [...]
An oft-heard theme is that religion is necessary so that we can have morality. I’ve even had people say to me, “Since you are an atheist, what keeps you from murdering people since it doesn’t matter anyway?” That line of thought actually implies two things: Morality comes from religion Morality comes only from religion I’m [...]
There are two good ways of deciding moral values, and here they are. Put yourself in their shoes. If I wasn’t allowed to marry, would I be pissed? If I wasn’t allowed to vote, would I be pissed? If I wasn’t allowed to see a doctor, would I be pissed? If I wasn’t allowed to [...]
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