By way of apology for the lack of content and my false promises of the same, here's an unedited excerpt from the novel.
The Novel: Update #8 – Poverty Blues
Unicorns, Language, and Ontology
The word 'horse' and the word 'unicorn' have the same status - they are both simplified abstractions of commonly held, fairly complex ideas.
The Bias of Objectivity
'Objectivity', as defined and practiced by mainstream media, can actually be code for 'the right bias'.
Pascal’s Pot Odds
Pascal's wager only makes sense in a world where there are two religious options - atheism or Christianity. If the only god humanity had ever dreamt up was the trinitarian deity of the New Testament, then Pascal would be correct. But as it is, there are an inconceivable number of gods past and present floating around in the heads of us weirdos.
The Problem of Evil: A Brief Response to St. Augustine, Alvin Plantinga, and the Westboro Baptist Church
The mother of a baby shot in the face would surely not agree that evil is a mere lack of good.
