Ask RC: What are your thoughts on “minced oaths?”
First a definition for those unfamiliar with the term. A “minced oath” is a bowdlerization of words or phrases otherwise deemed offensive or blasphemous. Common examples would be the substitution of...
View ArticleSomeone is Wrong on the Internet
It takes two to tango, and that doesn’t even include the band. Our choices, our behaviors, are rarely as discreet as we think they are. Not only do our decisions bleed into our other decisions, they...
View ArticleCastles in the Sand
What Are We Arguing About? There are, when we disagree, almost always two disagreements. Most of the time the smaller disagreement is the bigger one. Consider election. There are some in the church...
View ArticlePhelps, Driscoll, & Gothard
Though I hope you will stick around and see this piece through to the bitter end, I must confess to a bit of bait and switch. You will find precious little in what follows about the death of Fred...
View ArticleA Verdict that Demands Evidence
Lying is Bad It’s a bad thing to tell a lie. Generally speaking we oughtn’t to do it. Truth be told, however, I suspect we lie less often than one might think, and do more damage with the non-lies that...
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