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NEVADA DESERT, 9 June 2013 –Leaving his exhausted family in the safety of the broken-down car, former Navy SEAL Brian Schad humps it across the desert at sundown, certain that he can be back with a warm McDonald’s breakfast for … Continue reading
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Dysrationalia: I am too holy to give an answer to you
What follows is a discussion that arose as an offshoot of a Facebook discussion regarding recent violent events in the USA. I engaged a participant who made an assertion in support of the inherited sin model of Christian doctrine. Note … Continue reading
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“Called by the Universe”: Neil DeGrasse Tyson
A couple of months ago, I decided I’d keep track along the way of individuals in our generation who claim to be prophets. I happened upon a surprising claim this week from an Astrophysicist, Neil DeGrasse Tyson. While he did … Continue reading
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Six Sayings That Are Likely Indicators of Personal Inauthenicity
I’ve learned through experience that people who say the following are not likely to be highly-authentic people. “To be honest…” or “To tell the truth…” Whenever I hear this, I always wonder why it is at that particular point in … Continue reading
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Pelham’s Rules for Belief
The primary goals of belief should be the pursuit of and participation in reality. Always remember that reality is neither dependent upon nor created by beliefs. No amount of believing can make any untrue thing true. Belief in things for … Continue reading
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Pelham’s Rules of Honesty
#1. It is an error to assume that he who is honest in one thing is honest in any or all other things. #2. It is an error to assume that he who is dishonest in one thing is dishonest … Continue reading
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Claim to Prophecy: Wayne Dyer
Popular motivational speaker Wayne Dyer (Wikipedia article) claims that he is not the source of his own writing and speaking. You may watch the full length presentation, in which I found the following clip at Youtube. The excerpt below occurs … Continue reading
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Pelham’s Law of the Tyranny of the Masses
Pelham’s Law of the Tyranny of the Masses: The citizens become collectively complicit in tyranny when they allow it to flourish. Corollary 1: Neither ignorance, fear, distraction, nor apathy excuse the citizens from purging tyranny. Nor does participation in failing … Continue reading
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Pelham’s Law of Governmental Control
Pelham’s Law of Governmental Control: Governments are controlled by those who drive the hardest and are hardest to deter. Corollary 1: Those who control a government are unlikely to give it up voluntarily.
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Pelham’s Second Law of Political Solutions
Pelham’s Second Law of Political Solutions: In a society of cognitive misers, government’s interest in solving problems increases in direct proportion to the amount of personal benefit the governors expect to gain from the proposed solution.
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