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Sacrifice for the Common Life
It may have been the first human, the first common thing she heard in a long while. Continue reading
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Cravings and So-called Desires
The substance of the addiction is thus a way to imitate a certain semblance of well-being and thriving. The problem is, of course, that sustainable sources of thriving are absent, and they must therefore be imitated by artificial substitution. Sustainable sources of thriving are still absent. Continue reading
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Thankful for Presence, Part 2: Presence in Me
I am thankful for the presence of Christ, who is all and in all. Continue reading
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Thankful for Presence, Part 1: All and in All
What we need to emphasize then is that our universal claims to spiritual reality are better housed within our aspirations and moral ideals than as housed by any so-called objective descriptions which we have come to doubt as neither objective nor descriptive. Continue reading
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Arguments Matter, Part 3: Practical Tips
If you are going to argue with someone, you have to see them as rational; otherwise, arguing can’t reach them. You have to try to understand them on their own terms if you are going to give reasons that they see as reasons. Continue reading
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Arguments Matter, Part 2: Being Correct Isn’t Enough
Arguments matter because we live an embedded life in which reality determines moral life, and moral life determines reality. In other words, is it not only true but also legitimate? Continue reading
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Arguments Matter, Part 1: The Problem With Beliefs
Let’s say you and a random social media user, disagree over abortion…. The answer to this question matters greatly. It’s not like a dispute over our particular tastes in food which can remain unresolved without jeopardizing our relationship – it must be settled. Continue reading
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Changing Language; Changing Identity
If common sense and superstition are two extremes on a knowledge spectrum, then a hard distinction contained in the folkish idea of speakers and doers is cozying up to superstition. Continue reading
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Politics NOT Partisanship: an Arendtian Model
For Arendt, politics was the back-and-forth interplay between regular people in a democracy. Politics is the realm of freedom (The Human Condition) and will not only combat hyper-partisanship and raw power plays, but may even help us thrive even in the face of great collective challenges. Continue reading
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My Three Religious Conversions
Now I sometimes say that I’m religiously bisexual because when I found Buddhist meditation, I felt more Christian than ever. Continue reading
Raymond Klassen - Ideals and Identities 