Harris isn’t averse topolicing so-called “hate” speech. In this, Harris is not unlike thoseon both the Right and the Leftwho continue to express a distaste for unregulated, free speech online, especially when it comes to speech with which they might disagree. ...
For example, in some cases the Weak NU will say that it is immoral to watch the end of the film while you are really hungry, even if this tradeoff increases your wellbeing, because the suffering counts more morally [Ord]. In other words: -the personal evaluation asks for staying in the...
However, since turning from sin as a precondition for faith is a form of good works, many Christians are uncomfortable with defining repentance this way, and so think of it instead as a synonym for faith. They note that the Greek word for repentance (metanoia) literally means “to change t...
if you do not believe in God, you have no rational or moral authority to condemn anything as morally right or wrong. Muslim beheading is no more right or wrong within your assumption than letting them live. It’
Unfortunately, when the word “autism” becomes no more than a synonym for “difficulties”, the word “cure” is all some people have to describe what they mean. Maybe one day, people will use “autism-related difficulties” instead of just “autism”, and say “overcoming difficulties” in...
the parents’ right to raise their children as they see fit has to be balanced with the rights of the child to life. When the exercise of a parents’ religion endangers the life of a child, the life of the child takes precedence—or should. It doesn’t always. It’s rare that parent...
Coyne emphasizes that even though we do not make free will choices, we are still morally culpable and judiciously accountable. He notes that we already make provision for personages who commit crimes whilst being categorized as temporarily insane or having some such mental incapacity (or, as per...
Merton (1936), has largely been replaced in current social science by its putative synonym, “unintended consequences.” This conflation suggests that “unintended” consequences are also “unanticipated,” effectively obscuring an interesting and real category of phenomena—consequences that are both ...