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 | Jan 4, 2006 | General
For me, the fact remains that what is right for one person may not be right for everyone. I really hate this argument in most instances in which it crops up. It is essentially the admission of the individual that they do not believe in absolute truth, not surprising...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 27, 2005 | General
There is no clear-cut definition for postmodernism, but it does seem to encompass two general facets of philosophy — 1) that all ‘truth’ is relative to the individual, that it is, essentially, whatever you make of it, and 2) a strong focus on...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 27, 2005 | General
Two new movies hitting theatres soon — “Wolf Creek”:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416315/ and “Hostel”:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450278/ — contain graphic displays of violence, torture, serial murder, and dismemberment. _Hostel_...
by Jim Stitzel | Dec 20, 2005 | General
Scattered Words: Men, , homosexuality and the exgay movement “Ben”:http://scatteredwords.com/ has a written an excellent starting point on determining just what it means to be a man. Before I comment further, however, I highly recommend taking a moment to...
