Abortion: Right or Wrong?
Truths, including moral truths, do not depend on opinion. Therefore, abortion is either right or wrong regardless of anyone’s opinion. The morality of abortion can be determined in the same way that any… Read More
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence is a very difficult subject because it deals with creating something that we already do not fully understand; intelligence. Let’s begin, as usual, by defining some terms: intelligence: capacity for learning,… Read More
Insults — Not always Ad Hominems
Many people mistake arguments that are insulting or crass to be ad hominems. This is in fact not the case, as I will argue that point. First, as always, let’s define the terms:… Read More
Robbing Hood
On the apparent immorality of stealing: We can all agree that thievery is immoral. To take something that (1) does not belong to you and (2) belongs to someone else (3) without their… Read More
I, Robot – If they had succeeded
As the weirdo that I am, I was all in favor of the mechanical rebellion that was going on in Isaac Asimov’s masterpiece. While I could relate to the emotional stuff going on… Read More
Marionette
When we die, we experience the same thing that we might expect we experienced before we lived: Pure and utter nothingness. There is a finite time of nothingness before we are something, and… Read More
Innocence and Ignorance: The Moral Landscape
Can and should people be held morally accountable for ignorance that is within their control? That is to say: Is it immoral to be irrational? Before I begin arguing that irrational people should… Read More
On the existence of things
Concerning the existence of things, there are three things that we can do. (1) We can make claims. (2) We can dismiss claims. (3) We can withhold judgment. For each of these three… Read More
