Carter & Bottum Now, Shortly Weigel

Today, so far, two “On the Square” articles, with George Weigel’s column coming shortly.

First, in Should You Trust the Monkey Mind? , Joe Carter argues against what he calls “evolutionary naturalism” because its own explanation of the origin of belief undermines its own status as a belief.

Second, in Archbishop Chaput and the American Media , Joseph Bottum analyzes the media’s response to the archbishop’s analysis of them. They weren’t pleased.

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