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Tragic Trust
NOTE: I suppose this topic is worthy of an entire book, but I shall attempt to address it here only briefly. As I continue to observe the way things go here on Planet Earth, I keep noticing a troubling habit … Continue reading
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Happy Mindlessness Day! (Halloween)
Mindless people are generally always mindless, I suppose, but no day is as perfect as Halloween for the direct observation of that mindlessness. Let me count the ways.
Posted in Fallacy, Philosophy, Religion
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Now write that down!
My mom told me this joke a few years back and it seemed like a keeper to me. An aging couple were having problems with their short-term memory. In the course of time, they decided they’d ask the family doctor … Continue reading
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Shipwrecked
This is one of my favorite stories, told as best I can recall it. I’m sorry I don’t know to whom it should be attributed. A man had been shipwrecked on a deserted island for several years when a rescue … Continue reading
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The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto
One book that has been very influential for Kay and me these past few years is: The Underground History of American Education: A Schoolteacher’s Intimate Investigation Into The Problem Of Modern Schooling by John Taylor Gatto.
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Is There An Ought?
This is perhaps one of the most fundamental philosophical questions. Addressing this question brings us to a philosophical fork in the road, and how we answer will likely have fairly major consequences for our lives. Is there an ought? Is … Continue reading
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On Probability of Universal Origins
I’m under no delusions about affecting the ongoing “debate” between what are commonly called “Big Bang” or “Evolution” and “Creationism”. I do, however, have a rare consideration that may be of value to anyone actually in search of the facts … Continue reading
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Temporary Ekklesia Theory
The Temporary Ekklesia Theory is a theory of mine that, if true, would tend to explain a great deal about the state of the Church today and why it bears so little resemblance to the success, power, and glory that … Continue reading
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The Super Witness
Imagine for a moment that there were a Super Witness to every event since before the beginning of the Universe. Let us further imagine that our witness has all these qualities: has witnessed every event. has understood every event. has … Continue reading
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The “Absolute Truth”
I had a fascinating conversation with a scientist yesterday. In the course of the conversation, I shared my paradigm: The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, wherever it may lead. She voiced a friendly objection in the … Continue reading
Posted in Paradigms, Philosophy
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