Whatever your religious persuasion, if you believe that the universe is governed by benign forces, at some point you have to explain why there is so much suffering, misfortune and misery in the world.
In the case of Donald Trump I think you've got to accept that a lot of what's going on in political discourse is based upon judgement. How the econom… - Julian Baggini
In the case of Donald Trump I think you've got to accept that a lot of what's going on in political discourse is based upon judgement. How the econom…
- Julian Baggini
Atheists have to live with the knowledge that there is no salvation, no redemption, no second chances. Lives can go terribly wrong in ways that can n… - Julian Baggini
Atheists have to live with the knowledge that there is no salvation, no redemption, no second chances. Lives can go terribly wrong in ways that can n…
The greatest moral failing is to condemn something as a moral failing: no vice is worse than being judgmental. - Julian Baggini
The greatest moral failing is to condemn something as a moral failing: no vice is worse than being judgmental.
Wasn't it Bertrand Russell who used the phrase 'The superior virtue of the oppressed'? There is always this temptation amongst people that see themse… - Julian Baggini
Wasn't it Bertrand Russell who used the phrase 'The superior virtue of the oppressed'? There is always this temptation amongst people that see themse…
I don't think anyone who genuinely embraced sincerity, charity and modesty could be intolerant or divisive. - Julian Baggini
I don't think anyone who genuinely embraced sincerity, charity and modesty could be intolerant or divisive.
Atheists should point out that life without God can be meaningful, moral and happy. - Julian Baggini
Atheists should point out that life without God can be meaningful, moral and happy.
The mark of a mature, psychologically healthy mind is indeed the ability to live with uncertainty and ambiguity, but only as much as there really is.… - Julian Baggini
The mark of a mature, psychologically healthy mind is indeed the ability to live with uncertainty and ambiguity, but only as much as there really is.…
Even if we can agree that some things are natural and some are not, what follows from this? The answer is: nothing. There is no factual reason to sup… - Julian Baggini
Even if we can agree that some things are natural and some are not, what follows from this? The answer is: nothing. There is no factual reason to sup…
You don't choose what you believe moment to moment, but choices you have made do shape what you come to believe. - Julian Baggini
You don't choose what you believe moment to moment, but choices you have made do shape what you come to believe.
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