Category: Philosophy
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Hanlon’s Razor in Relationships and the Benefit of the Doubt
Hanlon’s Razor and 1 Corinthians 13 teach us that assuming the best of the people we’re in relationships with actually is an opportunity to reflect God’s love to others by giving them the benefit of the doubt. Hanlon’s Razor falls short, but can be helpful.
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The 6 Kinds of Knowledge — and Why Mixing Them Up Starts Fights
Have you ever wondered why the story your neighbor told you about his chihuahua wearing a tutu is more memorable to you than the names of all the soldiers on a memorial for a past war? Considered how the anecdotal story of a person not receiving healthcare at a hospital seems more convincing than the…
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How to Evaluate Ideas: 16 Essential Steps
Even though I am probably beyond my half-life, I am just now really trying to learn how to think. In school we learn how to recite information, perhaps even how to use Bloom’s taxonomy to go beyond facts and learn the concepts and perhaps even how to create something from the basic understanding we might…
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Exploring Moral Virtues: Lessons from Scripture and Philosophy
I recently have been digging into the concept of virtue. I started off by reading How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald Robertson and then have moved on to The Virtues: A Very Short Introduction by Craig A. Boyd. I’ve also been listening to Ryan Holiday’s Podcast called Daily Stoic. Each has forced…
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