The Philosophy of the Socratic Gadfly

This is a slice of my philosophical, lay scientific, musical, religious skepticism, and poetic musings. (All poems are my own.) The science and philosophy side meet in my study of cognitive philosophy; Dan Dennett was the first serious influence on me, but I've moved beyond him. The poems are somewhat related, as many are on philosophical or psychological themes. That includes existentialism and questions of selfhood, death, and more. Nature and other poems will also show up here on occasion.

The Philosophy of the Socratic Gadfly
Thursday, May 30, 2024

Not a shock that Catholic churches are reversing the clock

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Nor are most of the results. The AP story on this trend nails the reason why in the second paragraph: Catholic churches are "aging out...
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Thursday, May 23, 2024

No, Yahweh was not originally an Omride deity

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Strawmanning, in this piece claiming that Yahweh was originally the family/tribal god of the Omride dynasty of Israel and moved southward t...
Saturday, May 18, 2024

RIP Dan Dennett follow up

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I posted my own RIP three weeks ago, with links to much previous blogging about Dennett, as well as links to Massimo Pigliucci's and Jo...
Thursday, May 16, 2024

Sigh on Marcion being before Luke

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The idea that Marcion wrote his Evangelion before Luke, and that Luke is dependent on him rather than vice versa gets trotted out again at ...
Thursday, May 09, 2024

Ehrman's "Armageddon": My full takedown review

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Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says about the End by Bart D. Ehrman My rating: 1 of 5 stars With a much fuller review of this book now...
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Saturday, May 04, 2024

Roundup of minor issues at r/AcademicBiblical

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A new moderator removed a comment to this post by "A Casual Formality." Per a later comment that was allowed, it's clear that...
Thursday, May 02, 2024

Oopses with Bart Ehrman at r/Academic Biblical

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The subreddit had an " ask me anything " March 7 with Bart Ehrman. I find it "interesting" that none of the reverential ...
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