Author Archives: Bob Felton

Quick: Who claims to have special cosmic knowledge which you can use to align your life with the mysterious forces that rule our universe? Psychics? Preachers? None of the above? Both of the above? Vice‘s Jackie Hong decided it would … Continue reading →

Book Two: A Criticism of the Highest Values That Have Prevailed HithertoIV: How Virtue Is Made to Dominate §325   Virtue is still the most expensive vice: let it remain so!

A Jehovah’s Witness couple discusses their shunning of one of their children. You know how it is: Good, decent, truly Godly people are always ready to betray their family and friends on command — like Abraham. Applause! Applause! Of the … Continue reading →

This is interesting: A bona fide theologian has published at Jerry Coyne’s blog a letter which reprises exactly my criticisms of theology. What I ended up discovering is that there are no actual standards in theology. If there were, then … Continue reading →

Book Two: A Criticism of the Highest Values That Have Prevailed HithertoIV: How Virtue Is Made to Dominate §324   Virtue is no longer believed in; its powers of attraction are dead; what is needed is someone who will once … Continue reading →