‘Terrible Ideas’ Archives
When Great Scientists Make Bad Philosophers…
...Carl Olson does the heavy lifting.
On Those European Bus Signs…
...calling for women's ordination, I have an equally valid and just as likely idea for a marketing campaign: What never ceases to grind my gears about this whole deal is that some continue to think the Church's position on female clergy is a matter of policy, such as mandatory celibacy for diocesan priests, and thus subject to change. It [...]
New Film: Pope Michael
"Pope Michael" Trailer from Pope Michael Documentary on Vimeo. Looks entertaining, in the kind of way which has allowed me to enjoy the wacky, quaalude-driven world of William S. Burroughs.
Stupid Headline, Stupid Thoughts
Via Mark Shea, this pearl of a headline: Brain unable to understand existence of God: expert To which I automatically say, "Of course!" But then the article starts, and I do a facepalm: One of the world’s foremost neuroscientists is about to tell some of the world’s foremost theologians the bad news: God may exist, but the human brain [...]
My Beef With Twilight
Bloggers elsewhere have already said a great deal about Stephanie Meyers’ Twilight series, and why it is so troublesome. You can find a great analysis from David P. Goldman here, which sums up some of the more destructive elements at work in the series. I'm also concerned about the Twilight series because of what it seems to represent, [...]
Academic Freedom is Dead
Thanks to David over at Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex for saying all that needs to be said about the University of Illinois' decision to terminate Dr. Kenneth Howell. The University of Illinois taught me a lesson first-hand, so it is not surprising that it continues to perpetuate that lesson: academic liberalism (and indeed, modern liberalism in general) [...]
Little Instances of Martyrdom
Pray for the Church in Connecticut. As the Diocese of Bridgeport states, the proposed law is "irrational, unlawful, and bigoted." Really, it all comes back to the culture war. A couple of parish boards in Connecticut decide it's swell and dandy to start marrying same-sex couples, and boom: you've got same-sex marriage in Catholic [...]
C-L-S: Have We Entered the “Labronze Age”?
David at Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex looks at the declining quality of students in universities, adding his own commentary to selections from an article by Prof. Thomas F. Bertonneau. Looking back at the time I spent at the University of Illinois ('98-'02), I couldn't agree more. In defense of the modern college student - students who no doubt [...]
