I saw a wonderful play the other day. “New Jerusalem” performed at the Theater J. (Kudos to Ari Roth, the creative Artistic Director, who is often attacked for taking non-traditional stands.) This is a retelling (of sorts) of the interrogation of Baruch de Spinoza (1656) that led to his excommunication; a discourse between traditional belief and modern thought, faith and philosophy- in other words, a very modern dilemna.
Continue reading Was Spinoza Wrong?
So, my friend, Tor Constantino has been agonizing over ethical dilemnae. (This has been in the queue for a long time. Tor, I apologize for not remembering and bringing this up during our weekend repast.) Between his pilfering of freely offered ketchup packets [Sorry, Tor killed his blog so the reference is no longer available] to why folks consider situational ethics of value. And, being the kind of black and white fellow that I am, I am inclined to join his camp.
Continue reading Ethical Dilemnae…Situational Ethics and Absolutism
We are always told to live this day as if it were to be our last on earth. How many of us really do so?
Continue reading Today could be the last day of your life. What will you do about that?