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George Washington, for example, was quite happy to engage in deception, if that deception would help protect the United States.
We value human life in a way that assumes we possess a sacred something not found in beings like lambs, turkeys, or mosquitoes.
As the demonstrations grew, so did the internet service disruptions.
According to Sigmund Freud, our revulsion at taboos is an attempt to suppress a part of us that actually wants to do them.
“I need to think about the future. Will you help me?”
Beautiful people really know how to catch a break.
For some people, there is only one thing to live for. They commit their entire being to that thing. They are dangerous.
Pokémon has people wandering the world to enslave wild and magical creatures so they can fight in painful blood sports. What's fun about that?
People can lose their authentic selves when they don't honestly confront life's potential, according to the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.
The AI remembers that you are 32 years old and like to eat sushi, except on Thursdays.
Do your kids a favor and give them the gift of philosophy this Christmas.
Role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons offer a valuable insight: Life is about shifting labels.
Far from acting as the conduits of a benevolent deity, these religious leaders threw the teachings of their own church out of the window.
Missing link? More like the weakest link.
Washington believed that particular Thanksgiving in 1789 was a crucial occasion.
When we are more focused on the good things we enjoy in life, we have more to live for.
Like it or not, we are the descendants of busybodies.
Are we really only a moment away from "The Singularity," a technological epoch that will usher in a new era in human evolution?
The belief that lying is rampant in the digital age just doesn’t match the data.
Even some philosophers don’t think highly of philosophy, but we need it now more than ever.
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The top of Mauna Kea is the ideal physical site for this new, ready-to-be-built telescope. But that’s far from the only concern. For many years, astronomers have looked forward to a […]
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Every professional organization of scientists has a code of ethics and/or conduct. Why not apply it to their journals? When it comes to exploring the Universe, many young people get […]
The season finale gets the one thing Star Trek is famous for — ethics — completely wrong. Life is full of dilemmas whose solutions seem paradoxical. To obtain peace, you must prepare for war. […]
The deep dive into the mirror Universe, and the ethics of how we deal with purity and diversity, is just getting started. Life in the mirror Universe isn’t easy for anyone. […]
Right and wrong has never been so gray in the Star Trek Universe. Imagine you’re in a fight with an enemy, and the fight itself isn’t fair. You might have […]
There’s no science in this episode of science fiction… but there’s a lot of suspicious happenings that no one’s noticing. Following up on the best episode of the season, thus […]
The first (double) episode has come and gone, but here’s what I hope for the series. “We are what we are, and we’re doing the best we can. It is not […]