Matthew Ryan

A brief discussion of Intelligent Design and why it does not just "leap out" of the evidence.

A brief discussion of socialized medicine stemming from my experience with State provided health insurance.

I live in the United States of America, a country that claims to be the torchbearer for freedom. That said, I believe the notion of freedom is a concept worth dissecting. In this essay, I will discuss...

A defensive of an individual's right to be offensive and "impolite," and how such relates to Islam and the consistent over-reaction of many muslim extremists when criticized.

A brief discussion of the "historical argument" as it applies to U.S. intervention in the affairs of other countries.

A brief discussion of suicide and the moral implications of such.

This is a brief discussion of morality and the Internet, ranging from pornography to totalitarian states.

This is a short discussion of proof of God's existence and how it relates to rational thought.

According to most religious people, God is omnipotent and omniscient. However, a careful application of certain logical principles to these claims leads to a number of paradoxes, which I will simply c...

Ultimately, I think this ongoing frustration and tension regarding the candidates may spell the end of the two-party system.

Epistemology. The word brings shudders to one and all alike. OK, maybe it doesn't. But perhaps it should.

This is a brief discussion of Mitt Romney's Mormonism, how it relates to the presidential race, and how such differs from how Islam impinges on world politics.

A short discussion of the notion of political correctness.

The disciplines of philosophy and science are both rational pursuits. Each, however, goes about pursuing knowledge in totally different ways.

A short description on a brief psychokinetic experiment and how to accomplish a psychokinetic task.

Ultimately, I believe miracles will very likely be explained by science. My advice: focus on the morality of a religion, not on its mystery.

This content provides a short discussion of absolute moral truth, universal moral truth, situational ethics and moral relativism.

A short discussion of the threat of terrorism as it applies to the State of the Union Address.

There is certain-but-limited knowledge, baseless opinion and well-founded, rational belief. And as far as humanity's eternal quest for "knowledge" and perpetual struggle for survival are concerned, we...

A discussion of why taking supernatural life lessons too seriously is not necessarily a good idea.

It is difficult to get much simpler than a flat tax, a single flat rate that all taxpayers pay on their taxable income.

An attempt to reconcile the pacifism of Christianity and Socratic thought with the global war on terror.

A short discussion of the case of Wei Wenhua and some of its implications.

A short discussion of the Golden Rule and its implications for ethics.

A brief discussion of Sacred Law and Moral Truth: what they are and how they sometimes conflict.

A short discussion of the cyber-assault on Estonia in 2007.

A brief discussion of some of the pros and cons of technology, specifically electronic money and the homeless.

A discussion of offensive religious art; how Christians react and how Muslims react.

God? Or Goddess? A short discussion.

A brief discussion of prophecy and one of the major paradoxes it faces.

A brief discussion of platonic entities and their most likely application in the modern world.

A discussion of some of the problems of a global government and how such a government should be approached.

How to deal with illegal immigration by passing one bill at a time.

A brief discussion of God and modern science, from the Big Bang to free will.

A brief discussion on whether or not we (the U.S.) should endorse isolationist policies at this time.

A discussion of the pantheistic notion that God is a shape-shifter and Plato's argument against such.

A discussion of "Freedom of Movement," and some of the problems it faces in the modern world.

A discussion of the differences between a pantheistic and a transcendent deity and how the philosophical "problem of evil" applies to each.

A brief discussion of the shortfalls of one world religion.

A short discussion of Pascal's Wager: what it is, its shortcomings and uses.

My suggestion for a new global holiday.

A short discussion of the religious concepts of obedience and how such relates to freewill and slavery.

A discussion of the moral ramifications of the development of an organic neural net of rat cells capable of flying a simulated aircraft.

A discussion of the case of Jesse Ramirez, how it hearkens back to Terry Schiavo, and the moral implications of both.

A brief discussion of whether or not the United States of America should be considered evil.

A discussion of Machiavelli's views on how fortune affects politics and human affairs.

A discussion of whether or not gay marriage should be legal.

A discussion of the difficulties involved with visualizing an infinite space.

A discussion of the proper place of morality in politics--where it is applicable and where not.

A discussion of Machiavelli's views concerning generosity and selfishness and how those two concepts should relate to the prince and his government.

A discussion of the concerns a ruler must have for his reputation, how to bolster it, and its effects.

A short discussion explaining why Machiavelli thought mercenary troops were one of the least reliable troops at a prince's disposal.

A discussion of some of the atrocities of Islamofascism and the resultant need for reform in Islam.

A discussion of why the United States should adopt English as its Official Language, and what it means if it does so.

A discussion of the dreaded Antichrist in Christian prophecy and why one should resist the temptation of trying to name him. Includes a list of some individuals so designated on the Internet.

A description of the philosophical schools of thought known as rationalism and empiricism and how they relate to the notion of Innate Ideas.

A discussion of the distinction between being good and being religious.

A discussion on how to make a high-level adventure that is challenging to the players.

An examination of whether or not society can exist based on absolute truth. Absolute morality and how it applies to society.

An examination of the traditional notion of a Hell and how that squares with the notion of a loving God.

A discussion of season's greetings in the workplace.

A discussion of the justification for U.S. interest in "regime changes" around the globe.

A discussion on the philosophical position known as solipsism and how it emerges from Descartes method of global doubt as well as the modern scientific theory of perception.

A discussion of the differences between rationalist and empiricist schools of thought in philosophy.

A discussion of the first of Zeno's paradoxes of motion and related paradoxes. Trying to develop a coherent theory of motion.