Writings

Apostasy. It means "defection", and it has been an accusation cast about often these days in America.

Many would say that Eschatology -- the study of the final days of humanity -- is a pointless philosophical exercise.

"Let me see some ID!" the officer said sardonically. "Sure," I replied, and handed him my papers.

Two centuries ago, China lost its War on Drugs. They were known then as the "Opium Wars"...

One of the consequences of having something is that someone, somewhere always wants it for themselves.

I have read that one of the few moral convictions sociopaths have is in the powers of divine forgiveness.

It's a rare person who has ever called me "stupid" in this life. I can literally count on one hand the number of times it has happened...

I've been called "illogical" many times throughout my life. It is usually meant as an insult...

I'd like to address a particular argumentative fallacy that I've seen crop up a lot recently, everywhere from personal interactions to national and international politics.

It may have come to some of my friends' attention that a small handful of my family members have born false witness against me as of late...