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A Major Shift in Strategy
For years I have been re-thinking my beliefs and learning that many of them have been wrong. I have tried regularly to convince others along the way, but have failed almost without exception. Generally speaking, it is as if I … Continue reading
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What A Dad Can Do
In the middle of a remodeling project today, I (accidentally) broke a water line, creating a gusher flowing from the wall of the bathroom underneath the sink. Naturally, this provided fun for the whole family as we engineered a way … Continue reading
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An Important Note to All My (Real) Readers
Dear Readers, I have been attacked by computerized spam registrations on my blog site (jackpelham.com). I have over 1,500 registered users who are not real people. Therefore, I am about to purge my users list. This means that those of … Continue reading
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Seven Good Moves I Made in 2013
In a gratuitous attempt at positive thinking, I thought it would be useful (to me) to document a few of my 2013 activities that turned out to be good ones. So, without further adieu, here is a list, in no … Continue reading
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Merrily Posteth the Fool!
Here’s one of the best Shakespeare quotations ever! And my, how it applies to our modern hearsay/Facebook culture! “Merrily posteth the Fool, yet vetteth not, that which he wast but told I had said.” Shakespeare ~ Twelfth Night, Act II, … Continue reading
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Fire Is Our Friend
There is, to me, no house so cold as one that needs no fireplace. The building and tending of fire has become for me such a primal instinct as to leave me feeling incomplete when it is not needed. In … Continue reading
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The Sole Reform Fallacy
I have coined the term Sole Reform Fallacy (or Sole Remedy Fallacy) to name a cognitive error I have seen frequently in play with regard to politics and religion. Here is its definition. Sole Reform Fallacy—the error of judgment by … Continue reading
Posted in Dysrationalia, Logic, Pelham's Laws, Politics, Religion
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Writing for a Global Audience
The following article was written with these goals in mind: To be readily understood by all. To be offensive to no one. To be considered relevant and timely to all. To spur everyone on while discouraging no one.
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My Favorite Movies and Why
This list is a work in progress. In no particular order (at this time): Phenomenon George Malley (John Travolta) mysteriously finds himself with new mental energy for Type 2 cognitive processes. He realizes many of his previous cognitive errors, invents … Continue reading
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Over a Thousand Funerals
Ralph: You know, they say that Brother Billy is really popular. He has preached over a thousand funerals in this county! Dale: That guy’s not really that popular; I think his reputation comes mostly from poor communication.
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