Erosophia

Category: Philosophy

  • A Brighter Day for Illinois

    by Jason Stotts A federal judge has just ruled the “Illinois Silent Reflection and Student Prayer Act” unconstitutional on the grounds that it is an attempt to violate the separation of church and state.  (link) This is a great move forward for freedom from religion and a major step back for the Religious Reich.

  • What Causes Sexual Attraction?

    by Jason Stotts The issue of sexual desire is one of the great mysteries of the ages: it is a phenomenon that has persisted since before the Greeks, a phenomenon as old as sexuality itself. The issue, at first, seems as though it should be painfully obvious. Have not all of us experienced sexual desire?…

  • Another Reason I Hate Ohio

    by Jason Stotts Recently in Newark Ohio, a 15 year old girl was charged with a felony. Her crime? She took nudes photos of herself. (link) In this case, the State of Ohio, in its beneficence, will be representing the victim: that is, the girl who victimized herself, when she took nude pictures of herself.…

  • Truly Pro-Life: Personhood and Abortion

    by Jason Stotts For too long there has been a raging debate in our country on the issue of abortion. Indeed, the issue has come to an absolute impasse as both sides have taken to ignoring their opponents and wrapping themselves in the armor of indubitable belief. The issue, however, needs a resolution. We cannot…

  • The World as it Isn’t

    From time to time I will be putting up material that was originally written for my forthcoming book, but which was cut for various reasons. This section was cut after a restructuring rendered it unnecessary. However, I rather like it and couldn’t bear to see it go to waste. ~Jason ————————————- The World as it…

  • Divine Purpose

    by Jason Stotts Everyone needs something to believe in. It is a fact of human nature that we seek to know, to understand, to have meaning in our lives. We search for this meaning, some of us spending their entire lives trying to find it. We have created gods to give us meaning; we have…

  • Life and Values Elaborated

    by Jason Stotts I recently wrote a short piece called “Life and Values” where I argued the following: 1. Values are that which contribute to one’s life; disvalues are things that harm or retard one’s life. 2. In order to say that you value X, you mean that you judge that X will improve your…

  • What Causes Sexual Attraction? (Revised)

    by Jason Stotts The issue of sexual desire is one of the great mysteries of the ages; it is a phenomenon that has persisted since before the Greeks, a phenomenon as old as sexuality itself. The issue, at first, seems as though it should be painfully obvious: have not all of us experienced sexual desire?…