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Hume Hearts Buddha, Picasso, And Einstein–But Not Nazis, Aquinas, Or Monotheism
Hume hearts Buddha. In Hume Studies (Volume 35, Number 1&2, 2009, pp. 5–28), Alison Gopnik has a fascinating essay–“Could David Hume Have Known about Buddhism?”–in which she writes the following: Hume’s argument in the Treatise, like Nagasena’s “chariot” argument, points to the … Continue reading
What is Information? A Three Word Definition
The three word definition. The physicist Brian Greene, in his book The Hidden Reality (Knopf 2011), gives the best definition of information I’ve ever encountered: So, you start to ponder. What actually is information, and what does it do? Your … Continue reading
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Practice Makes Perfect: David Hume Teaches Us How To Read Closely And See
In 1757, the Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-1776) published four essays under the title, Four Dissertations, one of which he called “Of the Standard of Taste.” In it, Hume attempts to tackle the question of why people vary in opinion … Continue reading
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Tagged aesthetics, beauty, critical theory, david hume, philosophy, reading, writing
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The Is-Ought Distinction: What Would Nietzsche Say to Sam Harris?
Sam Harris has of late generated a lot of public discussion by reopening this can of worms: In the realm of values, is Hume right that no “is” should be governing our “oughts”? Put another way: Can science ever really arbitrate a human moral question? If science, for … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, atheist, Charles Darwin, david hume, ethics, evolution, God, Nietzsche, philosophy, Sam Harris, science, William Blake
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Is the Noah’s Ark hypothesis the best one for making sense of a WorldNetDaily article claiming that a boat has been found high on Mount Ararat?
In the great battle between scientific experts and young Earth biblical literalists, shall we score one today for the anti-evolutionists? If you believe this WorldNutNetDaily article posted this morning, then the answer is yes, for Noah’s Ark has been found! Really. And … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, atheism, atheist, david hume, evolution, Genesis, God, hypothesis testing, Jesus, Noah, noah's ark, the Bible
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Philosopher Nigel Warburton Weighs in on the ATHEIST BUS AD CAMPAIGN in Britain
British atheists recently put together some money and purchased bus ads around their country proclaiming, “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life.” Christians promptly responded with counter-ads of their own. Philosopher Nigel Warburton offers his perspective … Continue reading
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Quote of the Day: Obama Acknowledges Non-Believers as Part of America’s “Patchwork Heritage”
As an agnostic, I was moved to hear (in Barack Obama’s inauguration speech today) a contemporary American president finally acknowledge the full range of our religious diversity: “For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a … Continue reading
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Where’s David Hume When You Need Him?
No, the quote below is not from the Onion, but from a news article in the Independent of London: The Pope has instructed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly the Holy Office of the Inquisition, to draw … Continue reading
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