The Non-Existence of Evil, Free Thinking, and Kant’s Love Child
I’ve found that one of the more interesting theological claims made by historical Christianity is in relation to the so-called problem of evil. Traditionally speaking, evil is not a significant problem in classical Christian thought because evil does not exist. In short, as I am sure you are well aware, the claim is that evil is not substantive–it is not material. Evil is a privation, a lack of the good (privatio boni). It is not tangible. It is, as Augustine suggested,... Read More
A Twenty-Two Second Review of ‘The Five Second Book Review’
This site/blog/whatever is brilliant. It’s brilliant because few people could pull this off well. Yet, this guy nails it. For instance, take a look at this particular review. I am also, it should be noted, completely unbiased. Just because he gave me a favorable five second review does not in any way dictate my feelings as to what he’s attempting to accomplish. Nope. I am completely unbiased. Totally unbiased. So much so that I probably do not even need to mention... Read More
Ayn Rand . . . She’s Silly (and an Epistemological Disaster, Thank You)
I rarely post articles by other people, but due to my love for David Bentley Hart (coupled with my growing frustration that high school literature teachers cannot find anything better to indoctrinate their students with than the mawkish and fetishized accounts of the self as dictated by Ayn Rand) I’m willing to make an exception. The following article The Trouble with Ayn Rand is a lovely little diatribe by Hart against the “philosophy” (snicker-snicker) of... Read More
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