Journeyman Philosopher

A very odd post. I joined a Science Fiction group on Facebook, which has its moments. I sometimes comment, even have conversations, and most...

I read an article recently in The New Yorker (Issue Jan. 21, 2019) by Vinson Cunningham called The Bad Place; How the idea of Hell has sha...

In imagining a Sci-Fi scenario, I found a simple way of describing, if not explaining, Einstein’s special theory of relativity. Imagine if...

In a not-so-recent post , I mentioned a letter I wrote to Philosophy Now challenging a throwaway remark by Raymond Tallis in his regular co...

Now everyone pretty well agrees that there is not one single thing that makes humans unique in the animal kingdom, but most people would agr...

I occasionally write science fiction; a genre I chose out of fundamental laziness. I knew I could write in that medium without having to do ...