October 21, 2013
False, Reasonable, Practical Reason-Generating Beliefs
My last post set off a bit of a firestorm, which I expected. Following J’s friendly amendment, I thought I’d write up something quick to explain a bit more what…
Month: October 2013
October 21, 2013
Whatchya Got Under There, Sweetie?–Joking and the TSA
I travelled a lot when I was pregnant with my daughters. During one of those trips, the TSA agent “helping me” watched me load my carry-on bag onto the conveyor…
October 21, 2013
World Cup “Price Gouging”?
Following up on my post on price gouging and the poor, here’s a link to a story on Marketplace dealing with “price gouging” in Brazil. Except it’s not about ice…
October 19, 2013
Yetter on Vallier on the Reasonableness of Theism
Richard Yetter-Chappell responds to Kevin’s post here. I’ll quote the bulk of it: Some kind of minimal deism (motivated by the cosmological argument) seems reasonable enough. But (as I’ve previously noted) it’s…
October 19, 2013
Price Gouging and the Poor
Suppose a hurricane hits your town and knocks out power. No power means no refrigeration, and no refrigeration means no ice. Of course, there’s still some ice left from before the storm,…