Michael Alan Prestwood
Author and Natural Philosopher
Michael Alan Prestwood is the author and natural philosopher behind TouchstoneTruth.com, TST Philosophy, and The Prestwood Column.
Mike writes for curious people who want truth without arrogance, science without coldness, philosophy without fog, and wisdom without pretending we know more than we do.
His work brings science, philosophy, critical thinking, and history together in plain language. The goal is not to win arguments. The goal is to help people think more clearly, live more wisely, and build a worldview that can survive contact with reality.
TST Philosophy grew out of that lifelong effort. It begins with reality, gives reason an honored place, and treats speculation with humility. It asks a simple but demanding question:
How can we think well and live well in the real world?
TouchstoneTruth.com is the living home of that work.
Primary Goal
The primary goal of this website is to increase the amount of useful information in the world. If you see anything untruthful, use our Contact Form and we promise to take down bad information and tweak the poorly nuanced.
Continue the work of Roger Williams
One of the goals of this website it to continue the work of Roger Williams. What do I mean by that? Roger Williams helped humanity leap forward in our quest for truth and knowledge. He succeeded at seeing past partisan politics, and traditional values by using an empirically-based critical thinking philosophy.
Roger Williams Legacy
Another goal of this website is to document the legacy of Roger Williams. This includes documenting people and events that influenced him, his life’s work, the influence of his work on the world with a focus on the American Founding Fathers, and applying the same concepts he applied to today’s politics.
Roger Williams used the truth hammers to plant the seeds of our modern society. He was born about 1602 and was keenly aware of the life’s work of Francis Bacon (1561-1626) who developed the scientific method. Roger Williams trained in the law profession prior to switching to theology so he had a unique look at the world. During his lifetime he published some of the most important books and writings of his time. One such book, “The Bloudy Tennant of Persecution” lead humanity into the future of our modern multi-cultural multi-religious pluralistic society. He planted the seeds that took nearly 400 years to grow into the society we have today.
