Philosophy Studies

Scene of Lucifer's Fall in John Milton's Paradise Lost “If you truly, fundamentally believed that God told you this thing was demonic, wouldn’t you be afraid? Wouldn't you try to protect people from it?” (Louis Elizondo) If you have followed any of the disclosures about aliens and classified government programs related to UFOs over the past few months you have no doubt heard the name Louis Elizondo. It’s hard to doubt his credibility when he speaks. He was the former head of

An Ode to Scottish Common Sense Realism Three Scottish Common Sense Realists: Marian (Aunt Muggy), Ray and Herb My father-in-law, Herb McCormack (1912-2011) was a good man. I’d say he was a man who in a multitude of ways reflected what made America a great country: fear of God, love of family, hard work. He long ago passed to his heavenly reward . But his legacy–what I’m calling, “The World According to Herb McCormack” still lives in our family, particularly in his daughter,

Within the “covenant epistemology” framework of Esther Meek (with thanks to Michael Polany), I am convinced that the most neglected and perhaps crucial step in our knowing is not the “explicit” (call it the domain of the Head Brain) but the “implicit”--what Meek calls tacit knowledge. I believe this is what the Bible would call the Heart. Though much of our energy is devoted to addressing and challenging the explicit knowledge in our heads, I fear not enough attention is give