Author: Larry Sanger
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A Response to My New Brothers and Sisters
My conversion story weighs in at 14,000 words, and this follow-up is another 5,000. The outpouring of response has been so great that I felt I owed some further answers to all these […]
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The questions that distinguish the denominations
I want to ask my generous and well-informed Christian readership here for their feedback on a list of questions. The task is fairly straightforward to state, not maybe not easy to execute: Formulate […]
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How a Skeptical Philosopher Becomes a Christian
It is finally time for me to confess and explain, fully and publicly, that I am a Christian. Followers of this blog have probably guessed this, but it is past time to share my testimony properly. I am called to “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” One of…
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Why Encyclopedias Are Still Important
Here is a little argument for the enduring necessity of encyclopedias, despite the rise of LLMs. This will have two parts: the first more philosophical, developing principles about the “organic” nature of intelligence […]
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Why I’m Moving from X.com to SangerFeed.org
After years of throttling, algorithmic games, and rising fees, I’m leaving X.com to reclaim control of my voice. Join me on SangerFeed.org—my self-owned, censorship-free microblog.
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On Grammar Puzzling Rules about Adjective Order
You have probably heard about how it is obvious that there can be a lovely old man, but not an old lovely man; or an enormous French cheese, but not a French enormous […]
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The Tower of Babel: A Pattern of Divine Corporate Justice
Why did God scatter the builders of Babel? This iconic story is more than a myth; it reveals a profound divine policy against unchecked ambition and empire-building. Explore how the Tower of Babel prefigures God’s justice, his stance on prideful nations, and the timeless lessons for humanity.
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Can you hold 69,020 books in one hand?
A flash drive with 69,020 books and built-in reader software gives you immediate and uncensorable access to the classics of Western civilization.
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Backing Up Western Civilization: A Proposal to Investors and Philanthropists
IMAGINE that each free encyclopedia and public domain book could be found in thousands of copies, all around the world, making it permanently impossible to censor them. What if we were to create a system in which redundant digital libraries each had a complete copy of this massive knowledge trove, all operating on common standards…
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Five Reductios of Mariolatry
She is qualifiedly Mother of God, and not the Queen of Heaven. And certainly not the Spouse of the Holy Spirit. First posted August 4, 2024; appendix added November 15, 2024. The standard […]
