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Category Archives: Christian Worldview
Nietzsche, Materialism, and Eugenics: A Brief History of the Connection
Was Friedrich Nietzsche the first visible eugenicist? We explore that question, and the connections to today’s situation with the World Economic Forum globalists. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Worldview, Philosophy, Science and Technology, Where is Civilization Going?
Tagged eugenics, eugenics and philosophy, Fabian socialism, Fabian Society, Friedrich Nietzsche, George Bernard Shaw, globalism, Klaus Schwab, materialism, Nietzsche, Nietzsche and eugenics, philosophy and eugenics, Yuval Harari, Yuval Noah Harari
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Christianity and Theological Liberalism
Christianity and Theological Liberalism – How, in 1923, J. Gresham Machen exposed how Christianity tried to accommodate itself to modern materialism and contributed to its own marginalization in modern society. Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Christian Worldview, Culture, Philosophy, Political Economy, Where is Civilization Going?
Tagged Cartesian cogito, Cartesian philosophy, Christian Worldview, Christianity and Liberalism, Descartes, Enlightenment legacy, Harvey Cox, Hegel influence, J. Gresham Machen, liberal theology, Liberalism, materialism and philosophy, materialism vs Christianity, Secular City, secularism, secularization, The Secular City, theological liberalism
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Cycles and Stages of Civilization
Cycles and Stages of Civilization – furthers the statement that the Third Stage is dying, that the Fourth Stage cannot replace it, we cannot simply go back, and so we must pave the way for building a Fifth Stage of civilization. Continue reading
Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 7)
“Believe in me Once seemed a good line Now belief in Jesus Is faith more sublime…. Don’t be afraid Just treasure his word Singing his praises I know that I’ll be heard He’s gonna take you by the hand He’s gonna … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Worldview, Language, philosophy of mind, Philosophy of Science
Tagged Christian ethics, Christian gospel, Christian philosophy, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Christianity and philosophy, Christianity lived, Christianity vs materialism, Colin McGinn, David Chalmers, David Chalmers and panpsychism, exoplanets, God, hard problem of consciousness, heavens declare his glory, incommensurability, interfaith dialogue, John Searle, KIC 8462852, materialism versus Christianity, materialist philosophy, megastructure in space, panpsychism, search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Tabby's star, Tabitha Boyajian, Wittgenstein and Christianity
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Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 4)
Materialism (Vers. 2.0, Part 4) continues the discussion begun in Parts 1 – 3, asking whether any secular moral theories are sufficient to thwart modern tendencies toward relativism, nihilism, and abuses of money and power. Continue reading
Posted in Christian Worldview, Culture, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Political Economy, Uncategorized, Where is Civilization Going?
Tagged Ayn Rand, Bentham, capitalism, categorical imperative, Christianity, Comte, deontology, industrial civilization, Kant, Law of Three Stages, libertarianism, materialism, Mill, philosophy of history, political economy, Rawls, social justice, utilitarianism, veil of ignorance
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Why Marx Now? Part 2
[Author’s Note: I received complaints that Part 1 was too long. “TLDR,” said one person: Too Long Didn’t Read. Part of me is saddened by this. I wonder if essayists such as Albert Jay Nock, or James T. Farrell, or … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Worldview, Philosophy, Political Economy, Where is Civilization Going?
Tagged abolish the state, capitalism inequality, capitalism irrational, capitalism vs. socialism, Communist Manifesto, crony capitalism, EU problems, global capitalism, globalism, globalization problems, Karl Marx, Karl Marx Yanis Varoufakis, Libertarian economics, Marx new interest, Marx political economy, Marx Varoufakis, Marxism and Christianity, Marxism today, Neoliberalism, planned obsolescence, power elite, Syriza Party, technofeudalism, technological unemployment, Varoufakis economist, Yanis Varoufakis
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Globalism: Optimism, Pessimism, and Dystopian Visions (Part Three, Plus References)
In replying to Dean Allen’s remarks (Part Two), I had intended to restrict myself to a few points, but fear I have instead written another book (lol) and can only hope readers will bear with me. While part of me … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Worldview, Election 2016 and Aftermath, Political Economy, Where is Civilization Going?
Tagged Adam Smith, Big Pharma, billionaire ownership class, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Citizens United, corporate power, corporations, corporatism, dystopia, dystopia visions, elitism, globalism, globalization, Helena Norberg-Hodge, invisible hand, John Perkins, mass consumption culture, Neoliberalism, optimism pessimism, Patrick Fitzgerald, populism, populist anger, populist rage, unsustainable debt
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The Spat Over A Christian Philosopher’s Presentation Reveals the True State of the Profession: Wretched!
“The more the antics of hard-leftist professors with tenure can be exposed … in articles, on blogs, on Facebook, etc., the wider will be the realization that academic philosophy may be active institutionally but is intellectually dead in the water. The wider the doors may one day open to the writings of us outsiders in a troubled world hungering for meaning and actual critical thinking, the sorts of things philosophy traditionally pointed toward and provided.” Continue reading
What Is It Like to Be a Lost Generation Philosopher (Part 2)
[Continued from here.] Getting back to personal stuff again if you don’t mind: what did your parents make of your decision to go into philosophy? My mom had always encouraged me to find out and pursue what I was really … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Christian Worldview, Higher Education Generally, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Political Economy, Political Philosophy, Where Is Philosophy Going?
Tagged Adjunct, Feyerabend, incommensurability, Lost Generation, Nicholas Maxwell, Philosophy, philosophy of science, Thomas S. Kuhn
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Lost Generation Philosopher 