Who wants to live forever? A (medical ethics) elective report on Prezi
Nothing much to report. Like others, I am finding it hard to actually concentrate on praying rather than free-associating to something related, even in the space of three minutes. Nothing has happened in my life suggestive of divine signalling: no … Continue reading
I decided to be one of the seventy-ish atheists/agnostics/non-believers taking part in the atheist prayer experiment. I figured I’d give approximately weekly updates on how things develop over the next 40 days, maybe with some parenthetical remarks. For now, an … Continue reading
Part 11 in “20 Atheist answers to questions they supposedly can’t” 17. How do we account for the nearly universal belief in the supernatural? 18. How do we know the supernatural does not exist. Short answer: In a similar way … Continue reading
Part 10 in “20 Atheist answers to questions they supposedly can’t“. 14. Why does suffering matter? 15. Why do human beings matter? 16. Why care about justice? Short answer: Ultimately, some things just do matter, and these are things we … Continue reading
From a talk I gave a little while ago: Giving What We Can/Global Justice on Prezi
Part 9 in “20 Atheist answers to questions they supposedly can’t” 12. How do we account for conscience? 13. On what basis can we make moral judgements? Short answer: Evolutionary psychology for one, and naturalist can take moral realism or plump … Continue reading
Part 8 in series: “20 Atheist answers to questions they supposedly can’t” 11. How is free will possible in a material universe? Short answer: Depends what you mean by ‘free will….’ Long answer: What exactly do we need to ‘count … Continue reading
One of the most famous papers in the ethics of abortion is Thomson’s ‘A Defense of Abortion‘, primarily because of the violinist analogy. Through it, Thomson hopes to show that, even if we grand the fetus is a person from … Continue reading
Part 7 in the series “20 Atheist answers to questions they supposedly can’t” 10. How do we account for self-awareness? Short answer: Science! (Or, failing that, why can’t I be a dualist?) Long answer: Our ‘first person’ experiences: of colour, … Continue reading