There are three primary categories for virtue the Christian/theist will affirm. The first are the transcendental virtues: truth, beauty, and goodness. The second set is the theological virtues: faith, hope, and love/charity. Then there are the four cardinal virtues: prudence, courage, patience, and justice. It’s my belief that every Christian must practice epistemic humility. What is that? Well, epistemic humility, in the sense I’ll be using it, refers to an application of the four cardinal virtues in the area of epistemology (knowledge). Each of these virtues have a respective vice. For instance, the virtue of moderation would appear as a vice in addiction.
The virtue of epistemic prudence is know when and how to appropriate your knowledge to others. Have you ever noticed that person in class or in church that seems to be the ‘know-it-all,’ whether they actually are or not? Of course, it’s worse when they’re simply ignorant of what they’re talking about, but not only is this person annoying but there may be several issues rooted in the flaunting of knowledge. There’s nothing wrong with sharing you’re knowledge but, like I said, it’s how and when you share it.





A life without God means that there will be no ultimate recompense for evil. What goes wrong may never be set right. I’m not saying that if you don’t believe in God then there won’t be justice; what I’m saying is that if God does not exist there will be no justice. This is more than just the Caylee Anthony case. Without God, man is the measure of all things. The court system is as good as it gets for justice. What if as-good-as-it-gets doesn’t fulfill what we known it ought to be? Even if a court system punishes someone for a crime, the knowledge of that crime is not exhaustive and can at best be partial. Every party’s thoughts and motives are not known like God would know them if he were to exist. Wrongs are still hidden from the eyes of men.