DAVID ELLIS
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Was Christianity Necessary to the Emergence of Science?A critique of the assertion that only a Christian culture could have produced science.
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The Moral Consequences of DeterminismMany assume that determinism has a destructive effect on the concept of right and wrong, but I argue that determinism, far from making morality meaningless, can have positive moral consequences.
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Astronomical Paintings by David EllisSome samples of paintings in oil and acrylic of astronomical subjects that I've done over the years. -
A Response to the Religious Call for Victims of Atrocities to Forgive Their TormentorsIt is unrealistic,unreasonable and potentially harmful to regard the forgiveness of atrocities by the victims as morally obligatory.
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Audience Manipulation in Hollywood Sci-FiHollywood films, especially science fiction, tend to give the protagonists idiotic motivations and then expect us to go along with it so long as the characters are likable.
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How Star Wars Makes Android Enslavement CoolOn the disturbing way in which audiences accept the enslavement of droids in the Star Wars universe.
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Packing Heat: A Few Thoughts About Gun Control from a Pro-Gun LiberalA society with responsible citizens who carry guns is a safer society.
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Why Zombies?Some thoughts on why there has been a resurgence of zombie movies and novels in recent years.
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The Paintings of DB EllisPhotos of some of my best paintings.