Yesterday, the Breitbart news site ran a story on a proposed resolution that a Congressman was thinking of submitting for approval by the House. They reproduced the resolution and then proceeded to lambaste the resolution. Now, at this point it does not matter what the resolution was, nor does it matter to which party the […]
On sexually transmitted diseases
From the Centers for Disease Control on a report released yesterday: Syphilis, once on the verge of elimination, began re-emerging as a threat in 2001. In 2008, 13,500 cases of primary and secondary syphilis cases were reported, an almost 18 percent increase from 2007. The majority of these syphilis cases (63 percent) continues to be […]
Is Evangelicalism dying?
I have permission to reproduce below part of an editorial from an online Christian magazine published by post-evangelical writers. The editorial is quite strong and, typical of post-evangelical writers, flirts with phrases that will startle you. Unfortunately, it uses one too many phrases that also almost require philosophy training in order to understand. Nevertheless, I […]
Truly offensive Al Gore TV
You may not know or care that Al Gore is involved with Current TV. What is Current TV? Current TV is an independent media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. The cable television network went on the air at midnight EDT (4:00 UTC) on the morning of August […]
Watterson on possible gods
Yesterday, I wrote on the subject of theodicy. For those who do not remember, it is the defense of God, particularly with respect to the suffering in the world. That is, it appears that, given the suffering in the world, God must either not be a good god or must not really be all-powerful. In […]
Watterson on the existence of God
Of course, Watterson is tackling the problem of suffering in today’s comic strip. In the philosophy of religion and theology, the problem of evil is the question of whether evil exists and, if so, why. The question particularly arises in religions that propose the existence of a deity who is omnibenevolent while simultaneously also being […]
Watterson — virtue is a pain!
Both the original Reformer, Jean Calvín, and the philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, had very negative views of human nature. Calvin believed in the total depravity of humans. This does not mean that they were devils, but that every part of a human being was depraved to the point that there was no such thing as good […]
Watterson on the teleological argument for God
Above is one of the comics that had some Christians wondering excitedly whether Watterson was a Christian. Notice that it is not Hobbes, but Calvin who is making the teleological argument for God, which is a bit funny. Now, when I say the teleological argument, I do not mean the bastardized version that some creationists […]
Watterson on Calvinism
On my last post I received a question about Bill Watterson, so here is some more of his background: . . . when Watterson was coming up with names for the characters of his comic strip, he decided upon Calvin (after the Protestant reformer John Calvin) and Hobbes (after the social philosopher Thomas Hobbes) as […]
Spoiling grandchildren update
All right, what a weekend! I am sure I gained weight and am worn out, but happy. We took the grandkids to Chucky Cheese where my eardrums got quite a workout. But, the grandkids were happy and worn out. Then our granddaughter wanted to go to Chili’s next day (we had two birthdays in a […]
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