Whether instigative or retributive, violence has shaped every past generation, as if it were a human tool used for creating history itself in our own likeness. This… Read more “Sartre on Violence in Oppenheimer’s Film”
Author: masonkelso
4 Beer Philosophy Podcast Fundraiser
Hey guys, a friend of mine and I are trying to start a podcast named “4 Beer Philosophy”. So the idea is this: have guests from all… Read more “4 Beer Philosophy Podcast Fundraiser “
“Why I Am/Am Not A Christian”
A few months back, my student group joined Ratio Christi’s UT-Arlington director Ken Bankston for a dialogue with philosopher Kenneth Williford on the topic “Why I Am/Am Not A Christian”. Between Bankston’s critiques of philosophical naturalism and Williford’s specialty in consciousness, it turned out to be a substantive dialogue on most matters concerning the philosophy of religion. Enjoy!!!
As If Reaching Towards the Heavens
Last night, I posted a recent presentation of mine named the “Theology of Suicide”. Might as well just post the paper. Some footnotes proved frustratingly crucial to… Read more “As If Reaching Towards the Heavens”
A Theology of Suicide
I was recently privileged to present a paper at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and chose to address the problem of Christian ethical requirements in the face of… Read more “A Theology of Suicide”
Luke Barnes on God and Fine-Tuning
LONG TIME, NO POST! Been quite swamped with school for almost a year now, but think it appropriate to at least share the videos of the events that my student group Faith and Answers (with the help of Ratio Christi) has held in the past year at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Here is our last event, Dr. Luke Barnes with an awesome treatment of the fine-tuning argument for God’s existence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQrd2tBfxqI&t=6281s
You can also follow his VERY cool blogs here: http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~luke/blog/ and here: https://letterstonature.wordpress.com/
And follow Faith and Answers here: https://www.facebook.com/faithandanswers/
More to come…
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Pt. 2
As I wrote about in my last blog, I love Jehovah’s Witnesses and pretty much any religion that makes their people knock on my door. Well, if… Read more “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Pt. 2”
Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
I LOVE Jehovah’s Witnesses. Love ‘em. Mormons, too. I really do. And I’m not being sarcastic or disingenuous in any way. They amaze me. They work so… Read more “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”
Culture On A Cross
This election cycle is nothing short of a circus. Our current political and social climate is the polar opposite of good. A simple scroll through my Facebook news feed makes me feel… Read more “Culture On A Cross”
Thank God for Richard Dawkins
I used to be (and still can be) a cheap reader. That means that I’ve had a tendency to “try out” books before I buy them. I’ve… Read more “Thank God for Richard Dawkins”