There’s no freedom in a deterministic universe There’s no freedom…
The Pope Came Out Against Clergymen Sexually Abusing Children
What does it say about an organization that has to take this position–especially…
An Evolutionary Explanation for Our Experience of Free Will
It’s pretty easy to argue that we don’t have free will, but it’s…
A Random Clip From A Four-year Free Will Debate
My latest volley in a very long discussion about free will… — Explain…
The Deterministic Nature of Real-world Randomness
“Quantum physics makes predictions to 14 decimal places,” Doyle says. “It’s…
Losing a Belief in Free Will is Like Losing Religion
There’s much talk about recent evidence showing that people losing their…
An Answer to “Why Help People?” from Bertrand Russell
Russell: “You should help people.” Student: “I don’t want…
What This Site is About
And when I say “this site”, I’m really saying “me”.…
Children Are Not a Rescue from a Lack of Meaning in Your Life
I often challenge people to describe why their lives have meaning. In most cases,…
Interesting Analysis of Karl Marx’s Writing
I’ve not read much Marx. What I know of his work reduces to knowing what…
Albert Camus’ Absurdism
In absurdist philosophy, the Absurd arises out of the fundamental disharmony between…
Embracing the Illusion of Free Will
Image from maniacsworld I am often asked how I square the circle of recognizing…
Free Will Revisited
At a recent team meetup in Atlanta I had the chance to talk to someone who actually…
The Principle of Many Truths
I’ve been thinking recently about a concept I call “The Principle…
3 Reasons the Future Will Think Us Primitive
We love to make fun of the ridiculous beliefs people had in the past. They used…
The Main Difference I See Between Today’s Liberals and Conservatives
Image: Erin Schell There are many differences between liberal and conservative…
Does Modern Philosophy Fetishize The Classical Thinkers?
It seems to me that every time I come across real philosophers they have an extremely…
Buddhism’s Fundamental Contradiction
I apologize for being so late to the game here, but aren’t the Buddhist…
Basic Beliefs of the Modern Human
For most of human history people have been wrong about Earth’s place in…
Motivational Speaking in a World Without Free Will
Two of my friends (Carl and David) and I have been having a long email debate…
Concepts vs. Convention
I realized recently that I value most those who are able to step outside convention…
Be Worthy of a Wikipedia Entry
I had an idea the other day about life achievement: if you currently have no plans…
The “Existing Causes” Argument Against Free Will
Image from skeptically.org In my ongoing efforts to convince others that free…
Thoughts on Sam Harris’ Book on Free Will
Sam Harris’s book on free will came out today and I read it during dinner…
The Problem With Daniel Dennett’s Free Will
Before going into my qualms with Daniel Dennett’s capability/evitibility-based…
