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Monthly Archives: November 2012
Mad or bad?
A week ago I had a brief contretemps with a van driver, in which I found myself drawing attention to his reckless behaviour. He replied that he was not concerned about other people. I checked my rejoinder that he must … Continue reading
Posted in Bio-ethics, Catholic Herald columns, Moral judgment
35 Comments
On the one hand…
A friend of mine asked me the other day why I had published two successive posts – one, apparently in favour of contraception and one apparently against contraception. The reason is bias blind spot, which I mentioned in my post … Continue reading
Posted in Moral judgment, Philosophy, Quentin queries
44 Comments
You scratch my back…
Have you heard of the Machiavellian brain hypothesis? It was put forward to explain why our human brains are advanced over those of the brute beasts by a much larger margin than was required for survival. The suggestion was that … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic Herald columns, Moral judgment, Philosophy
Tagged persuasion.reciprocation
17 Comments
It comes with the territory
Since my previous post has concerned the question of fertility, it is important to recall that an accompaniment of artificial contraception has been a huge increase in promiscuity. Separating the pregnancy threat has led to sexual expression becoming less significant … Continue reading
Posted in Bio-ethics, Moral judgment, Quentin queries
Tagged child abuse, cohabitation, contraception, marriage, savile
119 Comments
Fair means or foul
Houston, we have a problem. In my column of October 5, in the context of ethical problems for the future, I wrote: “Our long-established habit of deducing moral imperatives from structure will have to survive our acceptance that God created … Continue reading
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