Natural Law Theory Is Obviously False
The worst theory in ethics
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Bentham's Bulldog.
A blog about utilitarianism, ethics, and effective altruism.
Recent essays
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Plus reassessing the old ones
Linkpost September
On philosophers starting substacks, AI bioweapons, and oh so many miracles
Vile Incurable Sores on Innocent Tongues
On rats
The Golden Age of Impact
The best time in history for making a huge positive impact
Hugging Face is Much Scarier Than Was Reported
I was wrong
Limited Inerrancy: Limited Plausibility
My last volley in the religion wars--for now
Joe Schmid and Noah McKay Are Wrong About Fatima
It’s definitely not a miracle
Discussing Catholicism With Dustin Crummett
Why Catholicism is untenable
A Brief Reminder
That tens of billions of land animals are slaughtered every year in demented torture farms where they are forced to live in filth and feces, where they can’t turn around, where their tails and beaks are snipped off with a knife, and they choke on the noxious f…
Four More Arguments Against Inerrancy
Did the biblical figure Enoch write a random passage in a text written around 300 BCE?
If Babies Don't Go To Hell, Massa Damnata Isn’t Right
An awkward tension for those who affirm infant salvation and massa damnata
Heroic Virtue Made Easy
People gave their lives to save strangers. You can save them on the cheap.
Can People Please Stop Being Morons About the Lindsay Clancy Case?
“It’s bad to kill children” is not the issue in dispute
Why I Stopped Thinking The Shrimp Welfare Project Was By Far The Best Charity
And started it was one of a bunch of super good charities
Contra “A Powerful Takedown of The Anthropic Argument For Theism”
Neither powerful nor a takedown
Why Pro-Choicers Should Want to Reduce the Number of Abortions
Taking moral uncertainty seriously
Talking About Moral Realism, God, and Factory Farming With Spencer Case
A recording from Bentham's Bulldog's live video
Host a University Effective Altruism Meeting
The case for doing so is very decisive
Why I’m Not Catholic
Should I convert to Catholicism because of all the Miracles?
Ghent University’s Disgrace
Nathan Cofnas has been suspended for speaking the truth
I Watched the Candace Owens Andrew Wilson Debate For Some Reason
It was totally deranged
Why I’m Staying Out of Responding to Scott Alexander’s Recent Piece
A response to Scott Alexander’s recent piece
The Most Disturbing Book I Have Ever Read
And what it tells us
Debating the Problem of Evil With Both Sides Brigade
A recording from Bentham's Bulldog's live video
Was the Jason Arday Coverage Unreasonable?
Why this wasn't just an unfair pile-on
Things Vegans Should Stop Saying
Because they're wrong or unproductive
All Dogs go to Heaven
The issue is pretty straightforward
Debating Richard Yetter Chappell About God
In written form
Internet Cancel Mobs
They seem powerful when coming for knitters who committed some convoluted and dubious alleged microaggression but totally impotent when coming for more controversial figures