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.
EthicsA collection of 10 posts
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.
Being Good by Simon Blackburn
One of the major sticking points of being religious is that you want to be a good person, that you want to help your fellow humans, that you want to be gentle and kind and those are the reasons we still need religion. Well, that is not true. Even if you feel that you need some guidance on how to live well and why you should do it when it seems that being evil is much more worthy, there are books that can help you in that regard. More than that, there are entire completely secular systems of why you should be ethical and how to best approach it.
Humanism: A Short Introduction
On this site, I often argue that we should think critically—not take whatever pundits, influences, preachers, and…