Human consciousness remains a contentious subject between science and philosophy. The distinction between the easy problem, which addresses the brain's activities, and the hard problem, which explores how physical stimuli give rise to subjective experiences, highlights the limitations of materialist explanations. These gaps call for deeper investigation beyond material science.
Character I recall once listening to a podcast conversation discussing reasons why cross-denominational Christian unity seems so much stronger in the UK rather than in the US. One of the primary reasons discussed was the fact that in the UK it is more difficult to avoid those Christians whom they disagree with. In the US,... Continue Reading →
*As a major disclaimer: This post will be negatively critiquing the act of suicide. However, it in no way is meant to diminish or attack the individual character of those who struggle with it, have attempted it, have lost a loved one to it, or have actually committed it. I will be painting with a... Continue Reading →
In C.S. Lewis's novel, Til We Have Faces, he states that, “No herd of other beasts, gathered together, has so ugly a voice as Man.” Recently, I read through quite a bit of African American literature depicting the raw horrors surrounding so much of their history with this nation. Torture. Abuse. Rape. Murder. Genocide. Slave... Continue Reading →
Abstract: This essay will briefly examine the nature of morality from within a strictly naturalistic or materialistic perspective. It will argue that within such a framework morality itself cannot establish a reason for one’s adherence to it. Why should human beings be moral? That seems like a simple question. I mean, who doesn’t want to... Continue Reading →
René Descartes was a famous philosopher who coined the classic phrase, “I think, therefore I am.” When Descartes came up with that idea, he believed that he had dumped all of his knowledge and was essentially starting from scratch to determine what man could truly know based on his reason alone. The only way to... Continue Reading →
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