It has been suggested by moral philosophers throughout the centuries that to make sense of the ethical system we need three things: The existence of God Human freewill The immortality of the soul Obviously, this contention has fallen out of favor in contemporary ethical scholarship, but just because a position has become popular doesn’t tell […]
Archives for October 2019
High Protein Diets and Kidney Health
Because this is still an ongoing concern for some, it’s important to realize the research on this is quite good: higher protein diets do not adversely affect kidney health. https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-11-high-protein-diet-affect-kidney-function.html https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/148/11/1760/5153345
God as Pure Act
A question came in from the podcast from gentle listener Nicholas, which I’ve decided to answer here. (I’ll probably speak this more on Philosophy Friday, as we continue our series in natural theology). Nicholas asks: “In his episode on Aquinas’ first way, Pat describes God as the “unactualized actualizer.” Why would a being need to […]
Does Physics Answer Everything?
Recently, I’ve been brushing up on mathematics and physics, revisiting some of the cobwebbed textbooks in my basement. From the excellent Fundamentals of Physics: Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermodynamics by R. Shankar: “The goal of physics is to predict the future given the present. We will pick some part of the universe we want to study […]
Dan John on Single Leg Training, High vs Low Bar Squats, Meditation, and More
Pat and Dan John (40 Years with a Whistle) engage listener questions on single leg training, high vs low bar squats, the new army fitness test, diastasis, meditation, and more. Dan John on Single Leg T raining, High vs Low Bar Squats, Meditation, and More OR, ==> CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EPISODE. … Fan […]