Tag Archives: Ethics

“Brave New World: UK ethicist wants women to abandon motherhood, use artificial wombs”

An “ethicist’s” opinion: NORWICH, U.K., January 23, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In remarks that critics have said are disturbingly reminiscent of Aldous Huxley’s famous dystopian novel “Brave New World,” a UK ethicist has argued that since pregnancy causes “natural inequality” between the sexes, women must be liberated from the “burdens and risks of pregnancy” through the …

January 27, 2012 – 1:12 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (11)

“Stop the Traffic: Human Trafficking Awareness Day”

It’s Human Trafficking Awareness Day today. There are more than 30 million people enslaved in the world today, according to the nonprofit group Not for Sale, a group that raises awareness and aid for victims of human trafficking. The group says that there are more slaves today “than at any other point in human history.” …

January 11, 2012 – 7:52 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Deep Social Change, Ethics | Tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Politics, Corruption, and Ethics

Here’s a fascinating conversation between two men who went to Washington and then went to jail—Chuck Colson and Jack Abramoff—along with my friend John Stonestreet. Both Colson and Abramoff have stories of rising, falling, encountering disturbing truths about themselves, and experiencing a sense of redemption. In Chuck Colson’s case, that redemption was founded in a …

January 10, 2012 – 2:04 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Naturalism and the Ultimate Good That Isn’t

Bill R. wrote this new argument (to me at least) concerning moral realism and naturalism. I thought it was pretty interesting, especially in the way it clarifies the difficulty naturalism has in saying “this ethical duty matters to you,” so I’m posting it here for more visibility. The rest of what follows here is his. …

December 13, 2011 – 8:59 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics | Tagged , | Comments (71)

“Hunter-Gatherer Nut Cases”

Salvo magazine’s current issue includes this article I wrote on altruism and morals, brain waves and neuroethics—and nuts. This thread is open for discussion on the article.

December 6, 2011 – 1:24 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , | Comments (3)

“Is it still wrong if another culture says it is right? A teacher’s surprising discovery”

Denyse O’Leary writes: In “Moments of startling clarity: Moral education programming in Ontario today,”* Dr. Stephen L. Anderson recounts what happened when he tried to show students what can happen to women in a culture with no tradition of treating women as if they were fellow human beings with men…. They became confused. They seemed …

December 4, 2011 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Worth Reading | Tagged , | Comments (65)

Penn State’s Missing Outrage

“Penn State’s Missing Outrage,” an alternate perspective on “Losing Control…“

November 14, 2011 – 11:35 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, Life and Choices | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Love or Cruelty: If Evolution Is True, What’s the Moral Difference?

Why does love exist? Why is there suffering? Why is anything the way it is in the natural world? Because of evolution. That, at any rate, is the answer provided by those who believe in naturalistic evolution. Naturalistic evolution (NE) is the theory that every feature of life, including physical structures, physical functions, and also …

November 13, 2011 – 7:05 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, New Atheism, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (163)

David Heddle on Jerry Coyne

Thank you, David Heddle: Speaking of irony, Jerry’s little joke about [Thinking Christian as an] “oxymoron” in a post about debating is particularly ironic…. [From He Lives: Jerry Coyne, Slug] I didn’t even see that Jerry Coyne post you mentioned until just now, because this time he didn’t link to my blog. I only read …

October 26, 2011 – 7:42 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Ethics, New Atheism, Origins and Science | Tagged , , | Comments (1)