“Personal Epistemology” or How Do You Know What You Know Part 2

Last Monday we looked at the very dry area of how we can know what we know (epistemology). Why? The internet, social media, and media in general, are good at giving you memes and sound bites. No real knowledge, just information floating disconnected in your mind. And then more, and more, an information buffet. This is …

“Personal Epistemology” or How Do You Know What You Know Part 1

The internet, social media, and media in general, are good at giving you memes and sound bites. No real knowledge, just information floating disconnected in your mind. And then more, and more, an information buffet. This is going to be one of the deepest posts I've written, important for developing a thoughtful Christianity. I’m about …

Why Bother Being Good?

We know what we should do, but why bother? I bring you another exciting section from How (Not) To Be Secular on exclusive humanism's restlessness. Warning: nerdy stuff ahead

Reflections on Meaning

There's a "downside" to writing book reviews. It makes me want to reread them. So I read How (Not) To Be Secular again and reflected on how we make our own meaning and how flat the world is.  Not flat like a flat Earth. I mean, spiritually. There is only one level, and we're just …