At Prosblogion , Helen De Cruz has presented a statistical analysis on the question of whether philosophers of religion take religious arguments more seriously than other philosophers. As one would expect, they do. Cruz gave eight arguments against theism and asked participants to rate them, . . . . Continue Reading »
A very disturbing article in New York Magazine by Michael Wolff. It tells the difficult story of his mother’s dementia, a course of physical and mental decline about which I am very familiar as my uncle died from the complications of that Alzheimer’s disease. But Wolff . . . . Continue Reading »
HERE! I found the 40-year-old virgin impossible to believe, because he wasn’t obviously repulsive and had the burning desire to be devirginized. But the virginal and beautiful Olympic track star at 29 has a great story to tell about taking herself seriously in a world where everything is . . . . Continue Reading »
Unveiling a new work on the Second Vatican Council in Rome , Cardinal Walter Brandmuller, the retired president of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences, announced that Vatican II’s decrees on non-Christian religions (Nostra Aetate) and Religious Freedom (Dignitatas Humanae) . . . . Continue Reading »
Russell E. Saltzman remembers Fr. Richard John Neuhaus : There’s little doubt in my mind that compared to all the people he knew and befriended in life, I was a bit player. Yet he treated me and my children generously. I made sure they met him. I managed to haul five of my seven to New York to . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s something different: a job posting for a “quirky and funny” guy with “an interest in death and rituals” that was sent to the American Anthropological Association: I am a casting director with a Major Cable Network dedicated to Nature, Science and Exploration; we . . . . Continue Reading »
The UK’s rationing board, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) wants doctors to use more pain control. From the BBC story:NICE wants doctors in England and Wales to make more use of morphine and other strong opioids - the only adequate pain relief source for many patients. The . . . . Continue Reading »
Let me begin by expressing my admiration for all the fine recent posts. They all deserve a much wider audience. One way to get that, Kate remind us, is to click the facebook like when you read a post. That even goes for the author of the post. Carl’s musical knowledge would charm just about . . . . Continue Reading »
What’s Left of the Left? James Cronin, The Montreal Review Sharia Can Support Democracy Mahmood Delkhasteh and Hassan Rezaei, Christian Science Monitor Zeal: The Fourth Lively Virtue Anthony Esolen, Crisis Death Throes of the Blue Model Church Donald Sensing, Sense of . . . . Continue Reading »
Do you like “Do You Like Worms?” ? Let’s try an experiment: I’d like readers who have not really heard the Beach Boys’ SMiLE , their ambitious 60s album only recently “released” in a Brian Wilson-approved form, to listen to two of the most popular songs from it, . . . . Continue Reading »
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