Author Archives: jackpelham

Today’s the day in the painting—the 2nd of July, when the committee of five presented their work to the 2nd Continental Congress for its approval. It would be two days before the Congress would vote to approve the Declaration of … Continue reading →

The following are not matters of political opinion, but of the way reality itself seems to work—as observed over many thousands of years of human history. We can wish and pretend and even try to get around the reality—and it … Continue reading →

(This article, unlikely practically everything else I write, was not afforded a final edit. And I trust you’ll understand why. if it doesn’t make sense, this will simply go to paint the picture for you even better.) Is all the … Continue reading →

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 →