Author: Andrew Taggart
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On cellphone radiation, complexity, and humility
“The association [between radiation and brain cancer] does not stand out nor does it disappear into statistical white noise. Instead, it remains suspended, like some sort of peculiar optical illusion that is blurry to some and all too clear to others.” (Siddharta Mukherjee, “Do Cellphones Cause Brain Cancer?”) — How do we know what we…
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On money, the scene of transaction, and philosophical counseling
I’ve been trying to achieve a sense of integrity (integritas). This life project has taken me in many directions, one being my relationship with my philosophical counseling conversation partner. In an earlier blog, I wrote about the need to stop calling her a “client” and to start using the term “conversation partner.” Now I want to…
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On humility, raising children, and the place of God
In at least some respects, being a parent has gotten harder, especially after God slowly exited from our everyday conversations and rituals. We might wonder today when children become so self-centered and small-minded. Now, they can only fathom their immediate existence, the toys and playthings around them. Soon, they will be off to school and…
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Andrew Taggart, Ph.D. 