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Ophelia Benson counters a common and deeply misleading equivocation (one I counter often, but most specifically addressed here and here): Belief is about truth; it equates to”it is true that X”. It is thus cognitive rather than emotive. It seems odd to me to ask if it would be better to believe the things I [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Disambiguating Belief
August 8th, 2010 
Daniel Fincke David Boies Discusses The Prop 8 Overruling
August 7th, 2010 Daniel Fincke Here is one of the two lawyers behind the successful constitutional challenge to California’s Proposition 8 giving a half hour lecture and then answering questions for more than a half hour. Thanks to Alan for the find. Your Thoughts?
For When Cats And Mice Go To War
August 7th, 2010 Daniel Fincke Jeff DeBoer has created some exquisite armor for them: Many more to admire here. H/T: Laughing Squid. Your Thoughts?
NonStampCollector Issues A Challenge To Monotheists
August 7th, 2010 Daniel Fincke In a nutshell, the question is, what proof is there that there is one god and not multiple? Your Thoughts?
Posted in Atheism, Atheism, Atheist Videos, Atheist Videos, Christianity, Christianity, Islam, Islam, Judaism, Judaism, New Atheism, New Atheism, New Atheism, Religion, Religion 
Tags: Monotheism, NonStampCollector 
2 Comments »High School Valedictorian Lambasts The Priorities Of US Educational System
August 7th, 2010 Daniel Fincke Meet Erica Goldson, the 2010 valedictorian of Coxsackie-Athens High School: The full transcript of her speech is here. Your Thoughts?
Should Philosophy Journals Get Rid of “Revise And Resubmit”?
August 6th, 2010 Daniel Fincke A philosopher writes into Brian Leiter arguing that journals should straight up accept submissions, with suggestions for improvements preferred in a final draft, or outright reject them in order to free up referees to read more papers and to prevent time wasting counter-productive scenarios like this one: a very prominent journal gave me an R&R, [...]
Posted in Philosophy Tags: Brian Leiter, Philosophy Journals, Philosophy Profession, Revise and Resubmit No Comments »The Moral Responsibilities Of The Wealthy
August 6th, 2010 Daniel Fincke Peter Wilby approves of the “giving pledge” through which 40 billionaires have each promised to give half their fortune to charity but thinks much more systemic change in the ways the wealthy treat existing obligations of citizenship and corporate stewardship is more fundamentally necessary: I repeat: we should welcome the Gates-Buffett initiative and applaud those [...]
Posted in Applied Ethics, Applied Ethics, Politics, Politics Tags: Billionaires, Giving Pledge, Peter Wilby, Wealth 3 Comments »Congress Reaches Rock Bottom For Cynicism
August 6th, 2010 Daniel Fincke The videos below chronicle the exploitative treatment of 9/11 rescue workers in general and non-documented immigrants who were 9/11 rescue workers in particular as political footballs. I cannot imagine a clearer, more distilled example of both Democrats and Republicans blatantly and shamelessly putting political strategizing over fulfilling as uncomplicated, unambiguous, and uncontroversial a duty as [...]
Posted in Politics, Politics, Videos Tags: 9/11, Anthony Weiner, Joe Scarborough, Jon Stewart, Peter King 3 Comments »Christopher Hitchens’s First Interview Since His Cancer Diagnosis
August 6th, 2010 Daniel Fincke He’s admirable and fascinating as ever. Here’s hoping we have him for a long time still. His article on the subject of his illness, in Vanity Fair is also poignant and illuminating: The notorious stage theory of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, whereby one progresses from denial to rage through bargaining to depression and the eventual bliss of [...]
Daily Hilarity: New Law Would Ban Marriages Between People Who Don’t Love Each Other
August 5th, 2010 Daniel Fincke New Law Would Ban Marriages Between People Who Don’t Love Each Other Your Thoughts?
Posted in Comedy, Comedy, Hilarious, LGBTQAA, Parody, Parody, Same Sex Marriage, Same Sex Marriage, Satire, Satire 1 Comment »Persuasion
August 1st, 2010 Daniel Fincke When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind, unassuming persuasion, should ever be adopted. It is an old and a true maxim, that a “drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall.” So with men. If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that [...]
Sundaily Hilarity: God Answers Prayer Of Paralyzed Little Boy
August 1st, 2010 Daniel Fincke An Onion classic from 1998: SAN FRANCISCO–For as long as he can remember, 7-year-old Timmy Yu has had one precious dream: From the bottom of his heart, he has hoped against hope that God would someday hear his prayer to walk again. Though many thought Timmy’s heavenly plea would never be answered, his dream finally [...]
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