Eric Dietrich Ph.D.

On the Virtue of Not Knowing

Dawkins's has said that religion teaches the false virtue of accepting our not understanding the world. Is he right?

Dawkins's has said that religion teaches the false virtue of accepting our not understanding the world. Is he right?

Is Science a Religion?

It is common to hear that science is another religion. This view is wrong in all the ways that matter.

It is common to hear that science is another religion. This view is wrong in all the ways that matter.

Hillbilly Elegy

Psychological science could help alleviate or even end poverty. Clearly the United States won't pursue this, but perhaps some other country will, eventually.

Psychological science could help alleviate or even end poverty. Clearly the United States won't pursue this, but perhaps some other country will, eventually.

False Is the New True—Part 2

Humans have never really like the truth, simply because it is almost always inconvenient. So, what's different now about blizzard of lies we experience everyday? Backsliding.

Humans have never really like the truth, simply because it is almost always inconvenient. So, what's different now about blizzard of lies we experience everyday? Backsliding.

False is the New True

By some great luck, we missed Orwell's 1984. But 2084 is only 67 years away, and we are right on track—thanks partly to philosophy.

By some great luck, we missed Orwell's 1984. But 2084 is only 67 years away, and we are right on track—thanks partly to philosophy.

Of Gods and Burqas: on Seeing a Student in a Burqa

We are losing the fight between religion and both science and morality. The ghost of Orwell smiles.

We are losing the fight between religion and both science and morality. The ghost of Orwell smiles.