Who Speaks for a Culture?
It’s their culture” isn’t an argument. It’s a change of subject — from a practice to a people, and from a disagreement to a consensus that doesn’t exist
EthicsA collection of 12 posts
The Line We Can’t Draw: The Orphan and the Pig
We already refuse to farm our most vulnerable. Consistency asks us to mean it.
The Problems That Lose By Default
Water infrastructure has no news cycle. That is the whole problem.
We are made to forget what we are eating
You are not asked to believe that animals are not killed for your dinner. You are simply…
Why Science and Philosophy Need Each Other
Lately, I have set the science books aside and turned back to philosophy, the field that has…
Bad arguments against vegetarianism/veganism – Part 1
Even if one is intellectually persuaded that consuming meat is morally acceptable, no one wants to be swayed by a feeble argument, right? So, what are some weak arguments? Let’s see.
The Drunk Driver Is the Other Person
If you’re responsible for driving drunk, why aren’t you responsible for agreeing to sex drunk? Because the comparison puts the drunk person in the wrong seat.