Above transgender cyclist Austin Killips won a North Carolina race by five minutes, leading the second-place finisher to suggest creating a separate category. See article here. We would not have a flyweight boxer compete against a heavyweight boxer because such a pairing grossly leans in favor of the heavyweight. This is why the UFC heavyweight … Trans Rights And Sports

PREVIOUSLY, Did St. Mark Read Plato / Did Plato Read Moses? (2/2) Did St. Mark Read Plato / Did Plato Read Moses? AND NOW, THE POST SCRIPT Truths today are usually understood as “facts” or things that are “correct,” information, and intelligence is therefore whoever has learned the most through rote and can do the … (Post Script Summary) Did St. Mark Read Plato / Did Plato Read Moses?

Above: Saint Paul delivering the Areopagus Sermon in Athens, by Raphael, 1515. LAST TIME: Did St. Mark Read Plato / Did Plato Read Moses? NOW, THE CONCLUSION. Let’s consider the Unknown God Paul is preaching about in the above pictured sermon. Here is a brief, general introduction: Paul gave this speech: Let’s try to think … (2/2) Did St. Mark Read Plato / Did Plato Read Moses?

The fact that we can detect Jesus’ followers moving away from his more radical teachings is evidence that we can see a radical teacher/healer who existed, contra the Christ Myth Theory. It’s remarkable that we focus so intently on personal salvation and what Jesus did “for” us, that we ignore corporate sin and what we … Did St. Mark Read Plato / Did Plato Read Moses?

Last time: LOVE: One of the “True” Human Prejudices Now, the Conclusion What I try to do is take content rich theological ideas and reimagine them in a secular context without the superstition. One concept is that Jesus is the incarnation. Let’s think about that in the context of the Greek notion of “theos” or … (2) LOVE: Jesus the Beloved (Agapetos) and Secular Theology

“I don’t want clever conversation.  I never want to work that hard.  I just want someone I can talk to.  I want you just the way you are.” (Billy Joel, “Just The Way You Are”) Kevin Iannucci shown above. The actor has starred in a number of films and TV shows. The title of this … LOVE: One of the “True” Human Prejudices

I’d like to do a second post today to address something Republican Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis said on Fox News the other day. Let’s argue this way: Unfortunately for Swinburne, what one person finds highly aesthetically pleasing and/or arousing may for another person be inert (like objectophilia) or repulsive (like a scat fetish).  This is … Dr. Richard Swinburne sneaking in God with the popular Argument From Beauty, and my Poop Defense