by Dr. Monty Knight | Aug 22, 2013 | Ethics
Some time ago I “divorced” the, then, new editor of the “Faith and Values” section in the Sunday edition of Charleston’s Post and Courier newspaper. Since he so consistently changed what I had written to, instead, say what he wanted to...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Feb 21, 2013 | Ethics
On January 3, 2013, I posted a blog in which I offered several comments concerning the horrible school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. These comments ranged from observations on mental illness to matters of ethics, politics, modes of thinking, the nature of tragedy...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Feb 14, 2013 | Ethics
Recently, I’ve been reading one of the most important books I will likely ever read. I’d say I have almost finished it–only a few pages left–but I suspect I’ll be reading portions of Karl Marlantes’ What It Is Like To Go To War...
by Dr. Monty Knight | Jan 31, 2013 | Ethics
Dear Barbara, As with most of the interesting articles you pass along to me, I appreciated the recent piece entitled “Leeches, Lye and Spanish Fly,” an horrific describing of so many different dangerous ways women through the years have sought to perform...
by drmontyknight | Nov 10, 2011 | Ethics
Someone has said that “our morality is who we are in the dark, when no one else is watching, when nobody knows, or perhaps even cares.” In this respect, my buddy, an alcoholic in recovery for many years–he once shared a revealing experience with me....
by drmontyknight | Aug 22, 2011 | Ethics
My friend, Rob Dillon, a devoted and disciplined Christian, is an evolutionary biologist, a college professor who studies snails, surely one of life’s more practical endeavors. I once asked Rob, “If one of your secular humanist science professor...
