Category Archives: Ethics

Pericles, the World’s Greatest Propaganda Construct

Posted on December 16, 2020 by David Roman

The Athenian strongman Pericles (495-429 BC) epitomizes the triumph of lies and propaganda in Classical Greece. A successful, very wealthy aristocrat, he stopped at nothing to secure power. He betrayed allies, changed Athenian laws to restrict full legal rights to … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Problem with Resurrection

Posted on September 4, 2019 by David Roman

Say, you die. You close your eyes. It’s the end. Life goes out of your earthly body. And then suddenly you wake up. Your first thought, probably, will be: “Am I in Heaven? And, if so, is it the Christian … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t We Set The World On Fire?

Posted on July 25, 2019 by David Roman

(Updated Aug. 3, 2019) In “The Playstation Dreamworld,” a 2018 book (available here for free), Alfie Brown provides a series of interesting responses to the question of why the movie and gaming industries are obsessed with visions of the apocalypse. … Continue reading →

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Parody is a Weapon of Mass Creation

Posted on July 31, 2018 by David Roman

Some weeks ago, the always interesting blogger SlateStarCodex came up with what I took to be a complex argument to explain the existence of God, merely on logical and scientific grounds. I was pretty intrigued by it, so I followed … Continue reading →

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El caso de Palamedes, el enemigo del muy retorcido Ulises

Posted on June 2, 2018 by David Roman

¿Cómo es que nadie habla nunca de Palamedes, quien forzó a Ulises a ir a la guerra, y del cual Ulises/Odiseo se vengó después? En la Ilíada, una obra en la que Homero se refocila en hacer que los buenos … Continue reading →

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