It is difficult to define “wickedness” without a sound definition for “evil”, and without a standard of value, “evil” becomes a relatively meaningless term. The problem is further complicated when individuals attempt to describe nature as having inherent evils- nature sans man.
For example, is a flood evil? Why? Does it choose to be evil, or […]
Category Archives: Philosophy
Evil and Wickedness
Monday, May 26, 2008
Casualties of War
Friday, December 7, 2007
The first casualty of war is the truth- a quote attributed to many individuals which rings true for the war against irrationality. Not only is truth the first causality, but logic quickly follows. A good indicator of irrational thinking is when an individual contradicts themselves repeatedly. In reality, contradictions do not exist- which is why […]
Conspiracism and Bigotry
Friday, November 30, 2007
Conspiracists often whine that they are compared or associated with Antisemitic elements within the movement. The problem is that this issue is inherent in the “us” and “them” attitude that conspiracists often espouse. By this, I mean any time a conspiracist claims that “the government is” such and such.
The method involves first categorizing any action […]
FDA Admits It’s Useless
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Every year, roughly 65 million prescriptions are given for drugs which have not been approved by the FDA. Surely, one would expect that evil mega drug manufacturers would be taking advantage of loopholes in the system- but this level of circumvention must be resulting in the deaths of millions of people, right? If the FDA […]
Bioshock: Objectivist gaming?
Monday, September 10, 2007
The release of Bioshock was a long awaited one for me. From what I had heard: intense graphics, great plot, interesting gameplay, an assortment of weapons and special powers.
Standard shooter- previews looked awesome. Let’s play.
Then I read a review of the game… stating that it was “Ayn Rand meets the gaming world”. What?
The story goes […]