I’m going to venture out, even if you don’t agree with me… I’m just going to get it off my chest.Postmodern ≠ moral relativismCall me crazy, I know, I know. But I’m totally convinced that to be “postmodern” is not be mired in relativism. “So what?!” you might say. Well, my virtual friend, here is why it is important. (more…)
Suggest some authors we should discuss.
What’s missing from this blog that you think should be there?
A great interview with Walter Truett Anderson about postmodernism and how it affects politics.
Interview with W. T. Anderson.
The guy has a great understanding of what modernism and postmodernism are. Obviously, a Christian will have some issues with some of his views. Hopefully, the interview can serve as a kickstart for the political category.
In a recent article on the growth of the world’s largest encyclopedia, Jonathan Dee of the NY Times says this:
What kind of things would you like to see discussed/written about in this blog?
What kind of people do you think would be interested in a blog like this? How can I get the average person involved in a heady conversation about philosophy?
Ben Stein is making a sort of documentary, called Expelled, about how scientists following evidence toward Intelligent Design are being ostracized in the scientific community (e.g. losing their jobs, being banned from journals, and suffering smear campaigns). All that for simply trying to follow the evidence and getting others interested in it.
Overall, it seems that in order to be Enlightened now-a-days, you can’t challenge the majority of the scientific community on their most sacred tenet without being called “theocratic” or “religiously biased.” Wow, I wanna be enlightened!
What is knowable? Because everything we see goes through our eyes, and everything we feel is subject to our skin. Everything we experience is mediated through our minds, our perception. We encounter the cup, call it a “cup”, and then use it according to our own definition. Someone else might see it and call it an ant colony incubator or a they might turn it up side down and call it a decoration. Is the cup real? Does it exist? Of course! So why even talk about the cup in the first place, as if it had something to teach us about life outside of the cup? (more…)
To my virtual readers,When you read, you wonder if I’m real.When I write, I wonder are you there (more…)
