Atheist Ethicist

I was asked the following question: Alonzo: in the South, where I was born & lived most of my life, the majority of people think that ...

Today, to end my series on space development, I will engage in some wild and speculative prognostication. Many space enthusiasts advocate ...

Today, I am continuing a series that I am writing mostly for enjoyment on the value of developing space. I mentioned one important reason ...

The value of a space station In this trip into space, you so far remain on an observation deck at 0.6 G, enjoying a refreshing drink of yo...

In my last post, referencing the economics of a space station, I mentioned the fact that there is more money to be had fulfilling the fewer ...

In this series about that which has value in space development, I began you on a trip into space. I have presented the value of a space st...

I am taking this week to talk about space development – looking at where research time and money ought to be going with the idea of developi...

In yesterday’s post, I got you into orbit. You are now floating above the equator. While you enjoy weightlessness, the pilot is checking ...

This week I am going to have some fun describing life in space. However, this will not be a frivolous waste of time. There are certain fac...

My Wild Scheme - Auctioning the Moon This post is fantasy - something I find pleasing to imagine but not something I expect to become real...

A good person never sacrifices his own interests for the well-being of another. This is not because a good person is selfish. Rather, it i...

Ultimately, desirism is built on the proposition that desires are the only end-reason for intentional action that exist. If one wishes to re...

Government Funding for Space Development This article concerns the case for the public funding of space development - a case that even a R...

Today, I will take up one of the most commonly heard objections to spending money on space development - that we have real problems on earth...

A comment on an earlier post represents a common attitude about the space program. Breakerslion wrote: Seems a lot easier to take care o...

What is the carrying capacity of the asteroid belt? By this, I mean that irradiated vacuum-packed collection of rocks and gravel equalling 3...

What is the value of a space program? Value is determined by a relationship between what is true of a state of affairs and its consequence...

The value of a space program, like the value of anything, is determined by the desires it fulfills or thwarts. The meteor impact in Russia...

Last week's cosmic coincidence - the meteor airburst in Russia that injured over 1000 people and damaged property across thousands of sq...

I have spent a couple of weeks now arguing that the claim that evolution cannot account for (prescriptive) morality is no myth. I wish to co...