On the Deterministic Outcomes

The laws of nature can guarantee in what way matter will react, but they cannot guarantee that these reactions will be found agreeable to us. It is the physics of particles that governs all that exists in the universe. One can only hope that the matter around us, what makes up all we know, reacts…

Pity, the practice of the meek

How exhilarating that I can bring more suffering into the world, not just by making myself suffer, but by doing this in order to elicit pity. When I cry out in pain, I do so so that the world’s empathetic ears might hear me, and by spreading my suffering to them, I elevate myself to…

Coexistence

It is true that this world would be a better place if certain people did not exist, but it is also true that it would be a worse place if we did what was necessary to make some of those certain people cease to exist. -AD

Objective Truth

Unless your definition of knowledge is that of a level of understanding and foresight unobtainable by any human being, then yes, I believe objective truths exist—in scientific objectivity. Though, all should be wary of any claims that follow a mention of objective truth, for there devils sometimes lie, disguised as the truth we wish to…

Extremism

An act of extremism on one side guarantees an act of extremism from the other; equal in magnitude but opposite in direction. Extremism is like an oscillator, one that is never dampened, for extremism seems to avoid the friction morality attempts in vain to face it with. When one develops a new peak in this…

Pascal’s Wager Is Silly

I’ve heard it said that at that last moment before death, why not accept God? What have you got to lose? Is intellectual integrity threatened by a deathbed conversion? I wound answer: no. Supernatural claims are unfounded, and what a person thinks seconds before death does not matter, at least assuming my naturalistic viewpoint. But…

Atheist Fairies

Behold the atheist who thinks himself the most noble of man—he who makes charitable giving even more of an egocentric process than the believer. Instead of, “look at how great I am serving the one above us,” it is, “look at how great I am.” The former is abject submission, the latter is ostentation in…

Beware the Post-Modernist!

I disagree on the most fundamental aspects of philosophy with nearly all those who are religious. I do not see virtue in faith, and while I can love and respect my fellow man who does not appreciate skeptical values, I can also tell him that I think he is wrong. There is no arrogance in…

Sins of Omission

If we count sins of omission, this means there is no such thing as a good person. -AD

The Importance of Feminism

The empowerment of women must be taken seriously. If there are women out there who can do a better job than the men currently in power, those women should replace those men. Guaranteeing equal rights to everyone leads to a higher chance of the most talented individuals society has to offer being in the proper position to…