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Category Archives: Christianity
A Visit to Chinese Church
This morning, I went for the first time to a Chinese-language church service. It’s the first time I’ve been to church on Sunday for a while, because half of my family is Christian and half Jewish. The church service was … Continue reading
We Are All Pythagoreans Now
“We are all Keynesians now.”— U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, 1971 If you took geometry in school, then you probably know the Pythagorean theorem: “in a right triangle, the square of the longest side equals the sum of the squares … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Human Relations, Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Science
Tagged Courage, Justice, Morality, Positive attitude, Wisdom
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Publication Day for Why Sane People Believe Crazy Things!
Today is publication day for the second edition of my book Why Sane People Believe Crazy Things: How Belief Can Help or Hurt Social Peace! The new edition adds a chapter about the foundations of morality, as well as various … Continue reading
No Law, No Heaven
Unless we know what we want our society to be like — its ideal state — then we have no basis for enacting or obeying any laws at all. Continue reading
The Christmas Conundrum
(The photo shows the Japanese pop music group E-girls, which disbanded in 2020 but reunited for a Christmas farewell video.) At Christmas, it’s natural to think of Jesus, whose life and example inspired the Christian faith. Christians believe that in … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Judaism
Tagged Christianity, Christmas, Duty, Hillel, Jesus, Judaism, Morality, Negative duty, Particularism, Positive duty, The Golden Rule, The Sermon on the Mount, Universalism
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Get Happier: Read The Bee
If you’re not reading The Babylon Bee, you should be. Along the same lines as my July 28th blog post “Normies Don’t Care About Ideology” (but funny), The Bee today published this article: “Get A Load Of This Ignorant Moron Who … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Life, Society
Tagged Babyon Bee, Common sense, Humor, News parody, Optimism, Parody, Parody site, Religion, Satire
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Why Beliefs Divide Us
Why do beliefs divide us? This will sound like a joke, but it’s the truth: Beliefs divide us because it’s part of their job. We usually think of beliefs simply as being about facts: Two plus two equals four. Flowers … Continue reading
Eavesdropping on God and the Devil
Eavesdropping isn’t exactly a sin, but it’s certainly impolite. And yet I couldn’t help it. Much. I was getting some coffee in the break room. Outside, in the hallway, God was having an argument with the Devil. I tried not … Continue reading
Don’t Pass Over History
Who are you? What are you? The answers define your identity and give you a sense of place in the universe. The “who” question has a simple answer: your name. But the “what” question has many answers. You are a … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Judaism, Political Science, Psychology, Society
Tagged Community, Easter, Exodus, Group identity, Historiography, History, Legitimacy, Morality, Moses, Passover, Personal Identity, Social order
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The Thousand-Year View 