A gem from Steve Novella

"Motivated reasoning is what most people do most of the time – start with a desired conclusion and then find reasons to support it (humans are very good at that). However, the whole point of philosophy is to rise above this tendency and follow strict rules of logic, while the point of science is similar but also to follow the evidence."


http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-motivated-reasoning-of-egnorance/#more-3506

Morals and Evolution

Peter Singer on what evolution might teach us about our moral judgements.

http://www.themonthly.com.au/peter-singer-does-understanding-evolution-help-us-understand-ethics-3036

Criticism of Sam Harris - his response:

http://www.samharris.org/site/full_text/response-to-critics/

Is there a naturalistic fallacy? Does Sam Harris fall into it?