Author Archives: jackpelham

The living human is the absolute masterOf his inner domain—for now.

By actual count, There are zero troublemakersWho are complete idiots—Having zero knowledgeAnd zero virtue.

Like so many other foolish kids,He wanted to be the teacher beforeHe knew what he was talking about.He had the cart before the horse, to be sure.

He knows how to have an idea. Indeed, that part’s quite easyBecause the way the brain works, Ideas normally just pop into the mind.

It is certainly a reasonable question—how the fool could perceive his own foolishness. Yet so often it comes down not to whether he is able, but whether he is willing to survey the damagewrought by his beliefs and decisions—and to … Continue reading →

Modern views of Christianity vary wildly, of course, yet there is a very popular movement toward the idea that God requires nothing of the Christian but faith/belief. And further, this faith/belief is frequently defined in the most minimalistic way possible … Continue reading →

NOTE: This article is the starting place for a larger investigation I hope to complete in time. It simply frames the question—which, in light of all the confusion on this topic, seemed worthy of posting, even before the various hypotheses … Continue reading →

SomewhereEventually leadTo think this couldBut I’m really startingStacking it all first to lastSurely some see no sense in

Perhaps today is the dayWhen some soul on this EarthDecides he wants to know—And not just about a thing,But about it all.

It took me a while to figure out how it goes,But I can see now that he simplyDoesn’t want the facts except when they Support the feelings he’s already cultivating.