Because there’s more to you, and you know it. — By misleading a person into feeling overly secure, the modern doctrine of ‘self-acceptance’ diminishes their sense of agency. The danger is that this social pathology preys on those for whom change is necessary. This lie is often told to teenagers: that they possess no outstanding flaws, no inefficiencies, as they…

And their supposed justification in the modern era. — In the United States, there is no shortage of discussion regarding natural rights. But it remains unsettled as to whether they are worthwhile in themselves. The danger is that if they are not, then we may soon be at a loss despite our allowances. By investigating natural rights as they…

In the beginning there was only man. But then God made woman. Why? So that Adam might learn something. I spent the majority of my teens traveling, making friends, and reading books. …

A Guide to Reading With Purpose — Reading is the skill that keeps on giving. Once you master it, you can learn anything. However, most adults cannot bring themselves to attempt it for more than a few hours each year. That is because it can be difficult. Still, people do difficult things all the time. So why…

It is no mystery that increasingly fewer people read the Holy Bible. One might guess that this has much to do with the rise of science, which has become the new benchmark for ‘truth’ in the modern era. However, most people do not differentiate between ‘scientific truth’ and ‘spiritual truth’…