Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. Aside from it being metaphysically true (see here , here, and here), another reason to accept divine simplicity is because, as Scripture says, […]
COVID-19: a Candid Discussion
The world being covered in plague has resulted in some predictably boorish behavior, and, if nothing else, has confirmed my generally cynical belief that people will unquestionably go along with whatever certain authority figures tell them, no matter how intuitively idiotic those suggestions may seem — and, ironically, they’ll often engage in mass projection along […]
EP 452: The Case for Asceticism with Dr. Brian Besong
Many people think asceticism is an outdated or exclusively religious practice. Dr. Brian Besong disagrees. Properly understood, ascetic practices form us in good habits, enculturate virtue, and make doing hard things easy (or at least easier). Join us for a fascinating discussion on the history of ascetic thought, and learn how ascetic practices — from […]
Dialogue: Could Any One Religion Be True? With Brian Besong and Megan Fritts
On this episode of Philosophy Friday, philosophers Brian Besong and Megan Fritts discuss the topic of whether any one religion might actually be true. Brian is a Catholic convert, whereas Megan identifies as an “agnostic Christian.” Themes explored are the nature of God’s love and whether that predicts an incarnation (and possibly more), the sort […]
Pro-Life and Red Herrings
Point of clarification: somebody who is pro-life could live inconsistently with their position on human dignity and that would not for one second take away from the fact that abortion is murder. Adolf Hitler could have been a self-proclaimed pro-life advocate, and the arguments against abortion still correct. Of course, I’m not conceding that people […]