When racists or sexists make their posts and comments, they often argue that equality is a lie, humans are not equal and therefore we cannot have the same opportunities – in this argument, they are often either deliberately or not the confusing type of equality found in mathematics with the type of equality society should strive for.
The problem with the argument is that theists can easily get out of it. They can simply claim that omnipotence does not mean a being can do EVERYTHING. Omnipotence means that a being can do anything logically possible.
On this site, I often argue that we should think critically—not take whatever pundits, influences, preachers, and…
21 lessons for the 21st century by Yuval Noah Harari. It’s a great book by a brilliant…
WHY are you “automatically” good if you do certain things, we might ask – or we might dismiss such a question with a thought of the sort “because stealing is against the law”. Ok, but what about lying? Or cheating, for that matter? Are the answers always so clear? What about if you’re lying, cheating or stealing to prevent or stop a greater injustice?
Many people talk about secularism these days. Yet many of them do not know what they are…
No, it’s not a group of people just hanging around at beaches and swimming pools naked. That’s naturism. Naturalism is a bit less fun than that.
This book was first published in 1975, and it’s considered by many to be profound and groundbreaking. And with good reason. Let’s explore some of these reasons here and try to look at why is it so profound, why after 45 years it’s still very relevant and why you should read it.
In the previous post about arguments for the existence of God, we touched upon the Cosmological argument. We…
Continuing with the introductions to the arguments for the existence of God, we’ll now look at one…