Aug
8
We Live in Debauched Times
August 8, 2005 | Leave a Comment
I can’t decide which is worse, the fact that a respectable teacher of classics would think that this is a good idea, or that an equallly respectable teacher of philosophy would write such a glowing review of it. I don’t have anything in particular against the Potter novels in and of themselves–they strike me as [...]
Aug
8
Whited Sepulchres
August 8, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Further proof, if more were needed, that even well-educated people can have their heads so far up their asses that they can kiss themselvs on the lips from the inside. Mario Cuomo, like many “Catholics” in the public eye, seems almost to think of Catholicism as a liability rather than a strength. But more problematic [...]
Aug
8
Two Sides to Every Story
August 8, 2005 | Leave a Comment
A story at CNS today is largely consistent with my own humble contribution to the evolution/intelligent design debate. Design and randomness are often contrasted with each other, at least in the standard version of the debate, but they need not be. It is quite possible for randomness itself to be the byproduct of design, just [...]
