In my final two years of high school, I frequently skipped class and disappeared from school, sometimes for whole days. As a result, my grades tanked and I came close to being kicked out of school several times. A friend even wrote on my Facebook profile,“Going to class: You’re doing it wrong.”
Sixteen years later, a podcast episode has finally helped me understand why I felt I had to do it—an answer that also explains why many people grow up without. . .
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Maddox shares how accepting mortality after losing faith brought deeper meaning and urgency to his life.
Craig Biddle and philosopher Lance Bush dive into metaethics—exploring intrinsicism, subjectivism, and Objectivism—and what each view means for understanding “good” and “value.”
What if Christianity's promise of an afterlife is obstructing our motivation to fully live the one life we know we have? And what if living fully requires navigating obstacles like this and confronting our mortality?
In his new video, Craig explains why neither feelings, faith, nor consensus are a means of knowledge—and when people pretend that they are, violence ensues.