The opening of my latest column in the Theist vs. Atheist debate series at EveryJoe: “We live in good times for religion and politics. The great majority of us are free to practice or not religion as we choose. That has been rare in human history, as politicians have generally enjoyed using religion as a […]
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The opening of John C. Wright’s latest column in the Theist vs. Atheist series debate at EveryJoe: “The question for this week is whether religion is good or bad for politics. “The wording of the question is charmingly misleading, akin to asking whether economic theory is good or bad for politics, without bothering to distinguish
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The opening of my latest column in the Theist vs. Atheist debate series at EveryJoe: “The quest for a meaningful life comes naturally to us. As infants we delight in exploring the world and developing our powers — hearing and seeing and tasting, crawling, eye-hand coordination, vocalizing, and social interaction with parents, siblings, and family
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The opening of John C. Wright’s latest column in the Theist vs. Atheist series debate at EveryJoe: “The question for this week is whether the meaning of life depends on there being an afterlife. “Like most questions raised when discussing the topic of supernaturalism versus naturalism, the question contains a hidden and deeper question which
News out of India that a 63-year old woman was killed for witchcraft. In the twenty-first century. A related post here about other recent witchcraft cases around the world. For how in the West the battle against legal superstition and primitive [in]justice was won, see the PowerPoint files my course on Modern Intellectual History, especially
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The opening of my latest column in the Theist vs. Atheist series debate at EveryJoe: “In my judgment, issues of morality are the most difficult in philosophy. They are intellectually challenging, as everything about the human condition is relevant to them, and they are emotionally gripping, as our highest values are always at stake. “So
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The opening of John C. Wright’s latest column in the Theist vs. Atheist series debate at EveryJoe: “Our story so far: Mr. Hicks and I have agreed to debate eight questions concerning theism and atheism. The topic for this week is whether religion is necessary for personal ethics. “Before turning to that question, a brief
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This image (click to enlarge) was taken during a state visit between socialist president Evo Morales of Bolivia and leftish pope Francis of the Vatican. The gift is a crucifix affixed to a sickle and hammer. I’m reminded of these words from my Nietzsche and the Nazis (2010), about the philosopher on Christianity and socialism:
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