What follows comes from a long-running debate with two friends on free will. We’ve…
The Difference Between Love and Hate in a World Without Free Will
Many who doubt the position of free will skeptics use the issue of love and hate…
The Disambiguation of Blame
I’ve written recently (here) about the philosophy podcast called Very Bad…
Taking on Tamler’s Compatibilism
I wrote recently about Sam Harris appearing on Very Bad Wizards to debate free…
My Response to Sam Harris vs. Very Bad Wizards on Free Will
I was pleased to hear that Sam Harris recent appeared on one of my favorite philosophy…
The Difference Between Existentialism, Nihilism, and Absurdism
For centuries there have been people who believe there is no intrinsic meaning…
The Meaning Stack
In IT we talk about something called a stack, which is basically the set of technologies…
The Other Half of Changing Someone’s Opinion
I’ve spent a lot of energy over the years learning how to change someone’s…
Lack of Free Will Demonstrated in Ruby Code
I have an argument against free will called The Two-lever Argument. There are…
On Free Will and Pride
Even after hearing, and often being convinced by, my arguments against free will,…
The Free Will Argument Series
The Free Will Arguments series is a collection of free will arguments for free…
How I Became an Atheist
I’ve been writing a lot about religion and atheism lately, and I decided…
The Two-lever Argument Against Free Will
There are many definitions of free will, so it’s best if we start with one…
Absolute vs. Practical Free Will
June 28, 2014 Here I will lay out two ways of looking at free will, which I call…
The Honesty of Multiple Truths
One of the most common objections I hear to my position on free will is that it’s…
My Problems With the PEL Free Will Episode
Image from 16rounds.com For those not familiar, PEL (The Partially Examined Life)…
We Are the Water in the Pothole
There’s an interesting pseudo-science argument that you hear in creationist…
My Thoughts on the Minimum Wage
I’ve been watching the minimum wage debate from a distance without having…
A Response to Haidt Regarding Harris’ Moral Landscape Challenge
Jonathan Haidt responded recently to Sam Harris’ Moral Landscape Challenge,…
The Disambiguation of Freedom
Much or most of the free will debate is burdened by a single misunderstanding:…
The Argument Daniel Dennett Should Be Making
image from bbc I responded recently to Daniel Dennett’s response to Sam…
Daniel Dennett is Wrong About Free Will
Jan 29, 2014 I am exceedingly frustrated by >Daniel Dennett’s response to…
One Main Reason I Am Not Having Children
I’ve written a decent amount about my thoughts on having children. Here…
Why Free Will Matters
Most believe the question of human free will is a purely philosophical or academic…
Work and Meaning
I go to war that my son may be a politician, that his son may be a merchant, that…
