by Jim Stitzel | Oct 23, 2006 | Science
Boing Boing: Dawkins: Why There Almost Certainly Is No God I grow weary of continual “he said, she said” rhetoric. It’s a major part of why I’ve more or less tuned out politics, why I’ve even, to some extent, tuned out of religious and...
by Jim Stitzel | Jan 5, 2006 | General
There is a tension inherent in holding the belief that morals are absolute but in recognizing that one cannot force once’s value system on everyone else. Specifically, I hold to the notion that moral standards are absolute — they do not change over time....
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 29, 2005 | General
It is the extremists of any major religion that end up giving the whole a bad reputation. Bad news travels more quickly than good news does, and poor behavior is more easily remembered and available to memory than is good behavior. So what typically ends up happening...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 5, 2005 | Science
hope, faith, choice, belief, truth, reality “Jackal”:http://jackal.motime.com/ has asked an interesting “question”:http://jackal.motime.com/post/520232#comment going about which of the words above stand as most important and why. What is more...
by Jim Stitzel | Apr 16, 2005 | General
Everyone has certain values, beliefs, and goals that drive them. They serve as the presuppositions and the assumptions behind every thought, behavior, and action. And when these value systems are not clarified, they can hinder communication because people think they...
