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March 3, 2020

Does Belief in the Self Require Belief in God? And Can Western Morality Exist Without Either?

Without Jewish and Christian ideas of human dignity, “universal” values are left hanging in the void.

John Cottingham’s recent book making the case for theism, In Search of the Soul, did not make a believer of the philosopher John Gray, but it did convince him that its arguments are worth taking seriously. Gray writes in his review:

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March 3, 2020

  1. Under Argentina’s New Government, There Won’t Be Justice for Alberto Nisman, or for the Victims of Iranian Terror

    And a new documentary streaming on Netflix regurgitates propaganda.

  2. As the Syrian Civil War Escalates, America Must Face the Consequences of Passivity

    Escalation between Turkey and Syria.

  3. A Recent Ruling Gives the Lie to the Claim That the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Is a Tool of Oppression

    Contra Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the RFRA protects minorities.

  4. In Israel, Political Fights Have Always Gotten Ugly

    From Ben-Gurion vs. Weizmann to Rabin vs. Peres.

  5. Does Belief in the Self Require Belief in God? And Can Western Morality Exist Without Either?

    Without Jewish and Christian ideas of human dignity, “universal” values are left hanging in the void.