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Absurd Heroism: Camus and the Real Walking Dead

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“Most of us would rather die than live a life where nothing is fundamentally valuable at all, right?” So begins Rachel Robinson-Greene’s depressing foray into a post-zombie world in an article entitled “Better Off Undead." I have been blogging my way through The Walking Dead and Philosophy, a fascinating book that has so far addressed issues involving logic (zombies like the … [Read more...]

The Hunger Games: Revisited

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Last monthI posted a critique of the movie The Hunger Games. It came to my attention that Fred Edwords posted a short piece at the American Humanist Association's website addressing the general evangelical response to the movie. He linked to my original article and broadly addressed my comparison of the society of The Capital to where today's societies are leading. Mr. Edwords … [Read more...]

How Do We Know What We Believe? A Response To Britt Nicole's "All This Time"

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I was driving home from work one night and I turned on the radio just in time to catch the start of a song. While I normally do not listen to Christian radio stations, I was content to leave it there for a bit. Soon, Britt Nicole's "All This Time" began to play (at the time I didn't know the name of the song).  I'll admit, it wasn't my cup of tea, but when the bridge came and … [Read more...]

Leviathans and Zombies: Social Contracts and the Walking Dead

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AMC's The Walking Dead has provided an interesting (and at times gruesome) venue with which to revisit some of the more significant questions about life. I have been blogging my way through The Walking Dead and Philosophy, a fascinating book that has so far addressed issues of logic (zombies like the Walkers are not possible) and the nature of humanity (but philosophical … [Read more...]

How to Use Pop Culture as a Community Apologist

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I’ve been contributing to a series at the Christian Apologetics Alliance with the goal of encouraging people to become “community apologists.” The purpose of the series is to help the local church develop an intellectual defense of Christianity by raising up, in every community, “someone with an interest in apologetics who will make themselves available to teach apologetics in … [Read more...]

Much Undead Ado About Nothing

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The debate about what it means to be human has taken an interesting direction following the recent fixation with zombies. The Walking Dead and Philosophy opened with two essays arguing that the consideration of philosophical zombies (P-Zombies) - theoretical beings identical to humans but lacking consciousness, qualia, or sentience - mitigates against a purely materialistic … [Read more...]

The Hunger Games: The Atheist's Utopia Revealed

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My Past Week I've noticed lately that I have a harder and harder time going to see movies purely for the entertainment value of the show. This weekend I went to see one that really made me step back and look at society, not just as portrayed in the movie, but the society of the audience. Last week I had a conversation with a person that was still fresh on my mind, and I … [Read more...]

The Sword that Slays in Silence

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Crimson tears doth fall as blood, From soul’s wound of betrayal; A thorn veiled as a rosebud, For once we took sweet counsel. 'Twas not mine enemy, who Sold me to the hands of death; Nor foes who insult anew, Whilst I fight for every breath. … [Read more...]

How Do You Solve A Problem Like A Zombie?

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Even before "The Walking Dead" and "Jersey Shore" became popular, the world had been introduced to the notion of philosophical zombies, theoretical creatures identical to human beings with one tiny distinction - they have no consciousness, qualia, or sentience. Imagine a twin who is identical to you in every possible material way but lacks any type of inner subjective … [Read more...]

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In essentials unity, in nonessentials liberty, in all things charity. The Christian Apologetics Alliance (CAA) is united in our Statement of Faith. The CAA does not, as an organization, have positions on many of the doctrinal or theological debates that take place within the church. Our primary concern is to promote the gracious, rational defense of the central claims of Christianity and the critique of opposing systems of thought. The CAA joyfully welcomes Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and diverse Protestant believers, and we are committed to treating all these traditions with respect in our community.

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