How can a person who believes that all truth is relative argue against something being true? To put it another way, how can a person who thinks that nothing is untrue argue that something isn't true? . . . [More]

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How is it possible to know that something is not possible to know? . . . [More]

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If doing bad things doesn't make a person bad, then does doing good things make a person good? . . . [More]

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Punishment doesn't teach a person what is good, because his conscience already knows what is good, it simply persuades a man as to what is in his best interest. A person who reforms his life after being released from prison isn't morally better, just smarter. He doesn't care that what he has done is wrong, he just cares that he suffered for it . . . [More]

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If a man came to you and asked that you invest your entire life savings in a scheme of his, it would be a fool who placed his trust in the man and his scheme without testing both the man's faithfulness and the trustworthiness of his scheme. And if investing one's life savings in such a manner is foolish, then the man who entrusts his life and soul to his untested beliefs is a greater fool. So then, it's not the faith which is the issue, but the object of that faith and whether it is trustworthy . . . [More]

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If there's no way to know what is true, then picking the right "religion" in which to place one's faith, is purely a matter of luck. And for that matter, your faith is no compliment to the one you're placing it in, because your endorsement is entirely accidental and not based on anything having to do with the one you're placing it in . . . [More]

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Like a child who grew up in the lap of luxury proudly declaring that he's never stolen anything or a man without enemies declaring that he's never committed murder, do we resist evil because it's evil or because it's simply not tempting? Is it any credit to a child who boasts that he's never stolen brussels sprouts? The reason he's never stolen brussels sprouts is because he doesn't even like them. So then, it's easy to not do something that we don't want to do, but what do we do when want to do something that we shouldn't do? . . . [More]

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Is there anything about which everyone agrees? Find the most obvious truth and you will still find people who disagree with it. On the other hand, even the consensus at times has been wrong. Think 'flat earth'. Disagreement proves neither that something is right, nor that something is wrong . . . [More]

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How do you know that murder is wrong if you've never committed murder? . . . [More]

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Could you have done better? If so, then you haven't done your best . . . [More]

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People often maintain spiritual beliefs for the same reason that they hold on to family traditions and maintain routines - it's comfortable. Maintaining bliss is often more desirable than conquering ignorance . . . [More]

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The problem with hate speech and anti-discrimination laws is that it allows the government to determine whose beliefs are acceptable, which is not really a problem if you happen to agree with the government. But the government then uses the threat of punishment to coerce those who happen to disagree . . . [More]

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The true source of happiness is gratitude, yet the irony is that the more we have, the less grateful we tend to be. If $20 is given to two men, one rich and the other poor, which will be more grateful? Is a man more grateful for a cold glass of water when satiated or dehydrated? Our lack, rather than being a curse, is a blessing which cultivates the virtue of gratitude. Ultimately, instead of being grateful for what we do have, our tendency is to be greedy for what we don't. Yet the man without shoes weeps until he sees the man without feet . . . [More]

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Religion is defined as "a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe", so by this definition, everyone is religious. Obviously not everyone has a belief in God, but everyone has a belief about God. If a person believes that there is a God, it's called theism, if a person doesn't know if there's a God, it's called agnosticism, if a person believes there is no God, it's called atheism. Which means that nobody is above the fray because everyone has staked a position in the discussion and the important question isn't really about whether to be religious or not, but whose religion is right . . . [More]

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That is itself an opinion which means that even it is not right . . . [More]

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When you save money, it usually costs time and effort, when you save time or effort, it usually costs money . . . [More]

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If not, then why are politicians who are generous with other people's money (that of taxpayers) considered compassionate? . . . [More]

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Is it wrong to tell a meat eating vegetarian that he's not really a vegetarian? It's simply an objective reality that a vegetarian is somebody who doesn't eat meat, just as there are certain basic requirements which a person must meet in order to be able to legitimately call himself a Muslim or a Christian (or whatever) . . . [More]

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Actions speak louder than words" and "as a man thinks in his heart, so is he" are well worn adages for good reason. What a person believes is revealed more by what he does than what he says. If a person believes that he has won the lottery jackpot, you won't have to be convinced by his words. Likewise, when it comes to a person's beliefs on eternal matters of life and death, good and evil, Heaven and Hell, a man's life is the definitive guide . . . [More]

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And meeting her will be the most surreal experience, knowing that we're standing in the immediate presence of a celebrity we've many times seen only from afar . . . [More]

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What makes you think you're not a bad person who sometimes does good things? . . . [More]

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Ancient papyruses containing ancient writings which are discovered after hundreds of years of being hidden from the world and shielded from the elements are often so brittle that their mere exposure to air, sunlight or the slightest touch causes them to crumble. In like manner, many people's personal beliefs remain in tact only because they are never exposed to even the slightest scrutiny . . . [More]

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The irony is that many governments in attempting to act compassionately end up neutralizing the natural disincentives to immoral behavior. For example, under natural conditions, a man too lazy to work will go hungry, yet governments institute programs to prevent this hunger from motivating him to work, which ultimately means that the rest of society who is working, must work harder to pay for the man who is not . . . [More]

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The problem with making light of serious things is that it causes people to take serious things lightly, whether it be mortality, immorality or the afterlife . . . [More]

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Notwithstanding the talk by politicians of compassion for the poor, state sponsored lotteries are disproportionately played by the poor and uneducated which means that they amount to a tax on the poor and uneducated. . . . [More]

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