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Post-truth pragmatism: When “what works” stops working

02.27.2020 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

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For the most part, a loosely defined pragmatism has helped me make sense of the world fairly well. But in this “post-truth” era — including, but not limited to, Trump and his enablers — I’ve been feeling the need to think more rigorously.

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Categories // Notes and Thoughts on Pragmatism, Prattle Tags // atheism, christianity, donald trump, ethics, mitch mcconnell, post-truth, postmodernism, pragmatism, say anything, william james

Christianity today

04.16.2018 by Greg Kemble // Leave a Comment

Money sign with flaming cross as vertical stroke, sporting MAGA hat, over American flag

For the most part, I’m not embarrassed to admit that I used to be Christian. But the white evangelical support for Trump is changing that, and I kind of resent it.

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