The Only Orthodoxy is Reason

I find the concept of abuse fascinating. I find the term is also used with very little discretion. Originally, it was my intention to consider the concept of abuse, to explore its meaning and implications without any particular end in mind. In my open-ended consideration, the only conclusion I have reached (so far) is that […]

If you weren’t aware, last summer it was made known that a new reality show was being shown in the Netherlands.  The idea was contestants would be vying for the organs of a terminally ill woman.I’m as big of an advocate of organ donation as there is.  While this concept may appear a bit tacky, […]

The most frustrating thing about learning theoretical chemistry has been the failure on many occasions of my teachers to spend ample time teaching how to apply the theories to relevant, real problems. Often, practical application is relegated to a footnote of the lesson or dismissed as “beyond the scope” of the course. Yet, the only […]

I. THE DILEMMA
An interesting and familiar ethical dilemma goes like this: Say you’re living in Germany during the Third Reich. Ann Frank and her family comes to you for help, and you hide them in your attic. Later, an SS officer comes to your door and asks “Are […]

Vincent and Pauline Matherick, an elderly British couple from Somerset, seem like the kind of dedicated, loving foster parents that most foster agencies pray for.  They have a stable marriage and three adult children, but seven years ago they decided that that wasn’t enough for them.   So, between 2001 and mid-2007 they took in and raised 28 foster […]