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Atheists Will Have No Excuse
There is a class of the argument of God's existence that depend entirely on your thoughts. The one that interests us is Joseph de Maistre's "no excuse" argument. It is…
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Washington Post to Christians on Christmas Morning: Jesus Didn’t Exist
Stream: Washington Post to Christians on Christmas Morning: Jesus Didn't Exist Early Christmas morning, the Washington Post thought it would be wise to stick its thumb in the eyes of…
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Atheists Can’t Trust Reason — Or Anything
I saw on Twitter another version of the old you-can't-trust-reason-without-God argument, under the title "On the futility of attempting rational discourse with atheists." It went like this. 1. Anyone who…
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The Theory of Diversity Explained
Thanks to Google we are reminded that Diversity is the dumbest idea in the West, bar none. Even communism, even atheism, makes more sense. Diversity is our weakness. Diversity, based…
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Sean Carroll’s “The Big Picture” Reviewed: Why “Poetic Naturalism” is an Oxymoron — Guest Post by Bob Kurland
Another version of this article first appeared at Kurland's site. Scientism, the belief that science can explain everything about the world and ourselves, is a religion, although not formally expressed…
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Russian Exceptionalism & The Universal Church — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
North, South, East, and West. Kent Clizbe, my intelligent friend, continuously looks to these directions, searching the horizons, seeking to understand the coming weather front. He never seems to realize…
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The Coming Metaphysic
Etienne Gilson's The Unity of Philosophical Experience was recommended to me by Fr Rickert (whom regular readers will recognize) and I in turn recommend it to you. The book was…
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Fatima, Russia & You, Part III — Guest Post by Ianto Watt
Be sure to read Parts I & II first. The Russian nation has suffered much in the past thousand years. But most of this suffering was the result of self-inflicted…
