I am sorry for all of the people who have been participating in the interesting conversation about the murder of Dr. Tiller. The comments have been lost, but hopefully will be found. I am told we should be completely out of the woods in this regard tomorrow. We apologize for the . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m eager to hear Stephen Webb’s reply to Stephen Barr’s response to Webb’s earlier post on Darwin . And while it would be foolish for me to include myself in a debate between a scientist and a philosopher, I see no reason not to throw another philosopher in the mix. . . . . Continue Reading »
I find Stephen H. Webb’s reflections on Darwinism (“ How Darwin’s Wife Saved His Theory ”) very interesting, but I think there are questionable assumptions embedded in some of its verbal formulations. Consider the statement, “Critics of Darwinism . . . have long argued that . . . . Continue Reading »
Good news: The comment function is now working directly from the “comments” link at the bottom of the page. We are definitely almost through the . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times has a story on the Cistercian monks of Our Lady of Spring Bank and the women who run their online business, LaserMonks: The Rev. Bernard McCoy, the monastery’s superior, had the idea for LaserMonks.com. But the enterprise really took off when the monks turned it over to two . . . . Continue Reading »
In response, Bishop Lori of the Diocese of Bridgeport has sued the state of Connecticut: Saying its First Amendment rights are being violated, the Diocese of Bridgeport is seeking a court order to stop state officials from what it calls “an unconstitutional application of state lobbying . . . . Continue Reading »
Postmodernism, a critique of the over-ambitious nature of Enlightenment rationalism, is the beginning of an age deeply disenchanted with modernity. What is modernity and (following the most powerful of Twentieth Century constructs) its –ism? This generalization strikes me as a decent one. I . . . . Continue Reading »
Once again assisted suicide is being presented by its supporters as somehow a necessity. That being so, they argue, legalizing assisted suicide would extend rather than shorten lives. From the story:The ban on assisted suicideis forcing terminally ill people to cut their lives short, the House of . . . . Continue Reading »
Some of you might have noticed that the comments have disappeared again. This is a temporary condition, I am assured. I have also been told that the comments from the old site of SHS will soon also be imported. Thanks again for your . . . . Continue Reading »
Our changeover is almost complete. SHS can still be accessed at www.wesleyjsmith.com. Soon the redirect will work faster. But for those who want to link it directly, the new URL is http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/secondhandsmoke . Muchas gracias. Merci. Danke. Much . . . . Continue Reading »
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