Tag Archives: Moral reasoning

How to Get a Healthy Society

Posted on September 18, 2019 by N.S. Palmer

In my previous blog post (“What’s Your Choice?”), I said that the main question of morality is not “what’s right or wrong” but “what kind of people we choose to be.” At first glance, that statement seems absurd, bordering on … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Relations, Life, Political Science, Society | Tagged Civil religion, Culture, Good society, Healthy society, Moral Choice, Moral reasoning, Moral relativism, Social beliefs, Social Conflict, Social harmony, Social Peace, Walter Bagehot | 3 Comments

Is the Bible Worth Reading?

Posted on November 12, 2018 by N.S. Palmer

Is the Bible worth reading? I think it is, but you can find intelligent, moral people on both sides of that question. American novelist Mark Twain, best known for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, had a low opinion of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christianity, Jewish Philosophy, Judaism | Tagged Bible, Biblical literacy, Binding of Isaac, Cultural literacy, Genesis 22, Mark Twain, Moral dilemma, Moral reasoning | 2 Comments

Solve the Right Problem

Posted on September 6, 2016 by N.S. Palmer

My latest blog post for The Jewish Journal: Define the problem right, and you’re halfway to a solution. Define the problem wrong, and you’ll probably never solve it. You’ll waste all your time looking for a solution that doesn’t exist. … Continue reading →

Posted in Judaism, Philosophy, The Jewish Journal | Tagged Faith benefits, Garbage in garbage out, GIGO, Moral reasoning, Morality, Nonviolence, Problem solving, Religion, Religious extremism, Tolerance | 1 Comment

Moral Patterns and Moral Decisions

Posted on December 10, 2015 by N.S. Palmer

My new blog post for The Jerusalem Post: Some things in life are simple. Some aren’t. In fact, a lot of them aren’t. That’s a problem, because we always want things to be simple. And if they aren’t, then we still … Continue reading →