Empiricism – Jon Haines

27 Feb

Porn…and Metaphysics?

By Jon
In Modern Philosophy, Philosophy

Besides recent events in Chicago, this video has been making rounds on the internet: It’s interesting to see how mostÂ people today need and require physical experience or demonstration before believing something, when knowledge about a things nature is a suitableÂ guide.

19 Apr

3rd Annual Reasonfest!

By Jon
In Modern Philosophy, News Commentary, Philosophy

Just like last year on the national level, secular humanists continue to host 'reason' events ever more, continuing the tradition from the French Revolution. Its interesting because with these growing each year, it just goes to show even more that

09 Apr

More Ignorance on the “God Particle”

By Jon
In Empirical Science, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy
2 comments

Anyone reading this blog probably already intelligent enough to understand why this article is nonsense and part of the continued effort to spin the science of the higgs boson as having significant philosophical, and therefore theological implications, but I'll put

09 Feb

The God Particle and Metaphysics

By Jon
In Modern Philosophy, Philosophy, Religion

Behold! The latest and greatest evidence out there to show that God doesn't exist, brought to you by…wait for it…empirical science! The higgs boson, mentioned in the previous post is the answer to why the “supernatural” is really an

10 Jan

Discoverer of “God Particle” calls Dawkins an Embarrassment

By Jon
In Empirical Science, News Commentary, Theism/Atheism

The Guardian has reported that Peter Higgs, the particle physicist claiming the existence of the Higgs Boson, the so called ‘God particle’ which most claim supposedly explains away anything related to the supernatural, has stated in no uncertain terms that Richard

29 Oct

Fr. Barron on New Atheism

By test
In Catholicism, Religion, Resources, Theism/Atheism

Well Done.

14 Aug

Randomness Part II

By Jon
In Empirical Science, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy

Recently in my reading a quote stood out to me: “It is certainly true that if physics has to move back farther and farther in the regress from universe to multi-verse to something that gave rise to the

18 Jul

Another One Bites the Dust…

By Jon
In Compromise/Dissent/Heresy, Education, Enlightenment, Higher Education, Modern Philosophy, News Commentary, Religion

One of the oldest universities in Europe (notice I didn't say oldest Catholic university since they were ALL Catholic)…makes a declaration of independence. The Catholic University of Leuven, or of Louvain, was the largest, oldest and most prominent university in Belgium. The

09 Jul

The Polarizing of Faith and Reason In A Few Quotes

By Jon
In Culture, Education, Enlightenment, Faith and Reason, Modern Philosophy, Philosophy, Resources

In the so-called “Enlightenment” the classical view of the world was DIVIDED. Two main movements formed which fed off of each other, leaving us with the intense debate we have today: Fideism (Faith) “Faith must trample

08 Jun

Important: Humanists Want Monopoly on the Word: “Reason”

By Jon
In Education, Enlightenment, Higher Education, Modern Philosophy, News Commentary, Religion, Theism/Atheism

I've decided that I will start an organization here in Chicago that will promote….Veracity and Correctness! This organization will hand out flyers to people on the importance of being Correct in what you say and organize events to