Being Alive is the First Requirement for Moral Value
by Wesley J. SmithArtificial intelligence machines have no greater moral claim to our respect or ethical consideration than a broken toaster. Continue Reading »
The Filial Correction Online
by P. J. SmithThe debate over Amoris laetitia seems strange and strident largely because it is the first to take place in the world of social media platforms. Continue Reading »
Ban the Laptops, Yes
by Mark BauerleinThe empirical evidence against computers in the classroom is mounting. Continue Reading »
Humans After All
by Dan HitchensEven if robots aren't stealing our jobs, they may be stealing our humanity. Continue Reading »
Books Versus Screens
by K. E. ColombiniDoes the rise of screens spell extinction for books? Continue Reading »
Digital Enthusiasts and Informed Skeptics
by Mark BauerleinActual attendance in class and taking notes by hand, not with any technology, is better for learning. Continue Reading »
The Internet Isn’t Broken
by Mark BauerleinThe more opinions are out there in the world, the less each one matters, including the best ones. Continue Reading »
Living Communally in God's Good Creation
by David T. KoyzisThe Benedict Option: Whatever we label it, it is something to which all Christians everywhere are called. Continue Reading »
Kink is Not Conscience
by Samuel D. JamesTrying to argue for intellectual diversity and good faith by sticking up for kink is like trying to get high-school students excited about reading Romeo and Juliet by comparing it to Fifty Shades of Grey—it’s not just ridiculous, but dishonest. Continue Reading »
Generation Z: Desperate for Rules
by Betsy VanDenBergheAbiding by moral rules, especially when they are explained meaningfully and mercifully, gives teenagers swimming in a sea of relativism and nihilism a “moral vocabulary.” Sympathy isn’t enough. People need norms. Continue Reading »
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