Robert L. White

Epistemology: 2 – A baseline epistemology (Part I)

Sep

24

2018

In this video, I give an outline of the entire series on epistemology as well as start building a baseline epistemology we can (probably) all agree on using concepts such as “I think therefore I am,” Realism, and Occam’s Razor.

Epistemology: 1 – What it is and why it matters

Sep

9

2018

In this video, I dig into what epistemology is, why it matters, and even tell a joke along the way. Who knew I had such talents.

Boundaries

Mar

8

2018

“Boundaries” is a concept that is talked a lot these days, in Christian communities not least because of the aptly named book by Cloud and Townsend, but also due to a range of self-help books dealing with how to say “No,” how to be assertive, and related topics. It’s obviously a very important concept of daily ...

The God Delusion: The Anthropic Principle and Boltzmann Brains (Chapters 3 & 4) 2

Dec

18

2017

This post is part of a series on The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. The previous was Respect, Burden of Proof, and Spaghetti (Chapters 1 & 2) and the next post covers The Roots of Religion and Morality (Chapters 5 & 6). Hello again, and sorry for the delay. The biggest reasons for it were a ...

Some Bitcoin Thoughts

Dec

13

2017

I posted the below on Facebook last night, but then a few friends encouraged me to post this to here as well. These thoughts were off the top of my head so not super researched, but as I say below, I think they are broadly true at least in outline. (P.S. Next post on The ...

The God Delusion: Respect, Burden of Proof, and Spaghetti (Chapters 1 & 2) 4

Nov

6

2017

This post is part of a series on The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. The previous post was an introduction on bias, and the next post is The Anthropic Principle and Boltzmann Brains (Chapters 3 & 4). In my last post, I set the stage for discussing The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. I’m planning ...

On Bias 6

Oct

25

2017

Hi there. It’s been a while since I’ve done a philosophical post, but all the more reason to jump back in! After my debate with Manny, and subsequent reading of the book he recommended, Bart Ehrman’s How Jesus Became God, I’ve been on a bit of a theism vs atheism kick, and decided to read probably ...

The Last Man on Earth: A Review 2

Aug

25

2015

One of my top “happy places” in this life is when I’m sitting around a table at Manuel’s Tavern in Atlanta with my family and close friends and having a deep, highly opinionated discussion about a movie or a TV show. It doesn’t hurt that my sister and brother-in-law both work in the film industry, which ...

The Great “Offended” Debate 2

Jun

9

2015

The notion of “being offended” is something that is talked a lot about these days. There seems to be a large group of people who are always getting offended by things and then conversely an equally large group of people who say the first group needs to just chill out. Often to humorous effect, the ...

Vampire Weekend – Taxi Cab

May

17

2015

My cover of Vampire Week – Taxi Cab. Been working on this one a looong time. This is the first time I’ve tried singing with my playing in a video, so hopefully my vocals are serviceable. You can download sheet music for my arrangement here.