On Objective Morality

Objective morality exists in the same sense that numbers exist. Now even how numbers exist is up to debate, however that doesn't stop it from being of practical use. This is the same for morality, the bits that we do have knowledge of can be utilized for good.

Objective morality is needed to fight moral relativism, which is used by many to profess that there is no point in making progress with moral philosophies, in fact the idea of progress itself cannot exist in the face of moral relativism, as all philosophies are equally but differently moral.

However this wholly separates morality/moral philosophies from their consequences, specifically how they affect well being, and in this sense morality not only is of no use, but the whole concept itself is rendered meaningless and pointless.

-What is morality? why is this morality? If there is one thing that morality is relevant to it is the well being of sentient beings. If any other types of moralities exist then they are irrelevant or incorrect in terms of what we mean when we talk about morality.

-Existence of moral objectivity If you agree that morality is relevant to the well being of sentient beings then we know that morality exists. It exists as a spectrum of possibilities in which the state of well being, of sentient beings, can exist. This is the objective morality that's out there. Just as there is a spectrum of possibilities in which the state of human knowledge can exist.

Deconstruction Of Family's MBTI Type Dynamics

This post is going to be about exactly what the title says, namely me attempting at analyzing the MBTI types of each of my family members, and going further on to speculate about how these types manifest into behaviors that are indicative of the family as a whole.

In this post I think I'll simply do a brain dump, I've been wanting to use that word, of the types, I speculate, each of my family members belong to, and might possibly back up these guesses with specific observations.

Father - ESTJ

Mother - ENFJ - Confirmed

Eldest Brother - ISTJ - Confirmed

Middle Brother - ESTP - Confirmed

Me - INTP - Confirmed

Older Cousin - ESTJ

Younger Cousin - ISTJ - Confirmed

I am not certain about all of these yet and some of them are simply place holders, which I believe are similar to their real types.

'The Hitch'- Christopher Hitchens documentary (2014)

'The Hitch'- Christopher Hitchens documentary (2014) (1 hr. 22 min) -http://vimeo.com/94776807


This is a fan made documentary, produced by Kristoffer Seland Hellesmark, about one of my favorite proponents for Atheism, according to Wikipedia a "British American author, philosopher, polemicist, debater, and journalist", the late Christopher Hitchens. I found the music used very appropriate and effective in conveying the essence of the documentary. The extra television frames used made some otherwise old and low quality footage look more professional. Overall the documentary does a good job of making personal portrayal of Christopher's character, views and ideals.