Category Archives: Religion

Religion and Happiness Don’t Always go Together

Posted on May 7, 2009 by shaunmiller

A while ago, there was a study showing that the more religious one was, the more happy one was. Religiousity and happiness were proportional to each other.  I was always skeptical of this claim because I thought the numbers were … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Values | 4 Comments

Torture and Religiousity

Posted on May 2, 2009 by shaunmiller

Taken from a survey which you can read here. Apparently. . . The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists, according to a new survey. Indeed, the more religious … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion, Torture | 7 Comments

My most Influential Philosophers

Posted on May 1, 2009 by shaunmiller

I wanted to get a clear view of what philosophers have influenced me the most.  What ideas do I take, and how have they affected me in my life?  Here they are in order: 1.  Arthur Schopenhauer.  He was known … Continue reading →

Posted in Aesthetics, Daniel Dennett, Epistemology, Ethics, Existentialism, Experts, Hume, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche, Pragmatism, Religion, Schopenhauer, Sexuality | 5 Comments

Barbara Oakley on Evil Genes

Posted on October 19, 2008 by shaunmiller

At Point of Inquiry, Barbara Oakley brings out a thesis of evil genes.  She states that Zimbardo and Milgram’s experiments were flawed and suggests that we aren’t evil (or good) because of our environmental upbringing; rather, we are born evil … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Experts, Religion | 2 Comments

Personal Morality and Public Morality

Posted on September 14, 2008 by shaunmiller

I am a demi-vegetarian.  If you want to know more about it, read my previous post here.  When I go out to eat, I try to find something that’s vegetarian or something as close as I can based on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Ethics, Paper Topic, Politics, Religion, Vegetarianism | 12 Comments

“Herd” Believers

Posted on July 24, 2008 by shaunmiller

When it comes to faith and religion, I agree mainly with Kierkegaard (as was stated in my previous post) but I also agree with Nietzsche as well.  The way I see it, there are three different types of people when … Continue reading →

Posted in Epistemology, Paper Topic, Religion | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Kierkegaard and Fundamentalist Christians

Posted on May 24, 2008 by shaunmiller

Back in a previous post, I mentioned that a possible paper topic I could write about was pertaining to Kierkegaard and Fundamentalist Christians.  Well, I’ve been thinking more about that lately.  What would Kierkegaard think about the Fundamentalist Christians? Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Existentialism, Kierkegaard, Paper Topic, Religion | 5 Comments