Monthly Archives: March 2007

For many, the idea of God’s existence flounders with the problem of evil.  You know the argument: How could an omniscient, omni-benevolent, and omnipotent God have created creatures, namely us human beings, who are capable of committing so much evil?  … Continue reading →

Of course, I need not tell you that professors are human, too.  What I want to draw attention to, however, is one aspect of that humanity, namely the tendency to become bitter.  What might occasion bitterness on a professor’s part?  … Continue reading →

So I asked my class: “What topic would you like to discuss next: Friendship or Affirmative action?”  The overwhelming majority voiced their preference for the former.  Now, the interesting question is: Why?  Since most of my students are white, one … Continue reading →

So I asked my class: “What topic would you like to discuss next: Friendship or Affirmative action?”  The overwhelming majority voiced their preference for the former.  Now, the interesting question is: Why?  Since most of my students are white, one … Continue reading →

Surprisingly, there appears to be a rather thin line between the ideal of women as equals and the ideal of women as sluts.  Indeed, it seems to me that in some circles there is no line there at all.  This … Continue reading →

On her way to Selma (Alabama), presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton appears to have found Jesus and a southern accent to boot.  Insofar as a human being can be said to have chameleon powers, surely this can be said of … Continue reading →

We are quintessentially social creatures.  The sense of self that we have is not a matter of some immutable stuff that operates regardless of the circumstances of our social surroundings.  Quite the contrary, it turns out with rare exception that … Continue reading →

We are quintessentially social creatures.  The sense of self that we have is not a matter of some immutable stuff that operates regardless of the circumstances of our social surroundings.  Quite the contrary, it turns out with rare exception that … Continue reading →