Life Without a Net
afterlife
Why Life After Death is Absurd.
One of my greatest joys as a blogger is when I encounter an argument that is so good — so refined and elegant — that I have nothing to add. I’ve found one at Scientific American. Sean Carroll, of the California Institute of Technology, has explained why it is philosophically inconsistent to remain agnostic about … Continue reading
Is This Really All There Is?
This is an updated, edited, and slightly sexed up version of a piece I wrote two years ago. If you’ve ever stumbled while trying to answer questions about meaning or purpose in life, or if you feel like you can’t defend your right to your own purpose, this is the article for you. Is This … Continue reading
Everyone Craves the Afterlife, Right?
We humans have a couple of misconceptions about souls and the afterlife. Many Christians are fond of citing a “universal yearning” or some such intellectual “gap” that all humans feel. Basically, they either directly claim or insinuate that everybody “senses” the reality of the afterlife. This is yet another lie that has been told so … Continue reading
The Promise of an Afterlife — Comforting?
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the afterlife. Two questions have been at the forefront of my mind, and I think I can address them both with an observation that just hit me a few minutes ago. Here are the questions: 1) Does belief in an afterlife provide a measure of comfort to … Continue reading
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