The redshift discovered and observed in physical cosmology is an interesting phenomenon. The interpretation of it doubly so.
But what if the conclusions drawn are incorrect, due to the redshift being an optical illusion brought upon by an incorrect assumption?
In short, what if the scientists are wrong? Continue reading
Math is an important tool, but it often trips us up, instead of helps us. The reason is simple: There are facts in math we are aware of, yet they are so simple and obvious we ignore them. The problem is that which we ignore becomes invisible, and has the potential to trip us up.
Here’s an example:
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The simple number one I just wrote is actually mathematical shorthand. Can you take a piece of paper and write out the longhand version for the number one? Continue reading
It seems that which actions are considered morally and ethically acceptable changes with which source you ask.
For example, is it ethically ok to eat pork? Is the death penalty a morally acceptable punishment for a convicted murderer? Is it morally acceptable for a government to forbid a private company from selling a product because it doesn’t decompose in a timely fashion? These and almost any other question you can ask can be debated based on different sources of ethics and morals. Worse. People can use the exact same sources to argue completely different sides.
So if we are to discuss the best morals and ethics we should follow, then it stands that we should first discuss which source those morals should come from. Continue reading
Religion is one of those subjects that seems so personal. The simple fact is that it has almost everything to do with when and where you grew up.
I grew up Jewish. One of my best friends was Jehovah’s Witness. I dated a Mormon. We lived in a typical small Christian town. My studies in martial arts helped me learn a little of the eastern religions, like Buddhism, Taoism, etc. So I suppose it was natural at some point for me to wonder, which religion was right? Continue reading
Imagine there’s a serial killer on the loose. For reasons of political expediency (In other words, to make someone look good) a likely candidate is found. They are arrested, pushed through the legal system and quickly found guilty. Continue reading
