Category Archives: Character

An Epiphany About Liberty

Posted on January 4, 2016 by jackpelham

A few folks in our culture prod us to restore our liberty, standing up against the constant encroachments of the federal government and the bankers who seem to own those who govern, driving their behavior.  I have certainly been among … Continue reading →

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Facebook! Facebook!

Posted on May 22, 2015 by jackpelham

Facebook! Facebook! Every day! ‘Tis here we while our lives away. Posting, liking, sharing—we Our vanishing humanity. Posting memes, and sharing, too, There’s always something more to do. It’s oh such fun! And wait, there’s more; Now potty time is … Continue reading →

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This Week in Baltimore: A Showcase of Cognitive Biases

Posted on May 3, 2015 by jackpelham

This past week has provided an excellent opportunity to observe people’s cognitive biases. The situation in Baltimore has prompted many to show those corrupted mini-programs of thinking that run automatically through their minds. We have seen many various biases at … Continue reading →

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Assigning Blame in Baltimore

Posted on April 28, 2015 by jackpelham

The Baltimore riots provide the cognitive/moral miser with an excellent opportunity to exercise his bias. He will condemn the evil actions of one party while excusing—at least in a relativistic way—the evil actions of another. And worse, he’ll probably be … Continue reading →

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At The Mid-Life Crossroads of Crotchetiness vs. Usefulness

Posted on April 17, 2015 by jackpelham

I just turned 50, and as I get older, I realize that more and more things about the culture and economy I live in are inauthentic, twisted, harmful, deceitful, erroneous, ignorant, ineffective, inefficient, or just plain stupid. So I reject … Continue reading →

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Love and Truth Go Together

Posted on March 30, 2015 by jackpelham

We make many errors in life, so it’s no particular surprise when we make errors in the way we understand the teachings of the Bible.  If you ask some random believers what is the most important aspect of the Christian … Continue reading →

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On The Need For Language

Posted on March 27, 2015 by jackpelham

The more use one has for communicating ideas and comparisons and contrasts, the more use one has for language.  Those who do not learn their own languages to a high degree are those who have no use for it at … Continue reading →

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All-Or-Nothing Judgments About Ourselves and Others Are a Bad Idea

Posted on March 26, 2015 by jackpelham

Everybody knows that Joseph Stalin was infamous as “the Butcher” who directed the slaughter of 25 million people during his reign, but who knows that he would regularly and lovingly spend hour after hour with his daughter, Svetlana, listening to … Continue reading →

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The Stupidest Thing

Posted on March 8, 2015 by jackpelham

Perhaps the stupidest thing I’ve done routinely in my life is to try to argue the facts with people who do not care about the facts. To this very day, I still find myself surprised at how someone can be … Continue reading →

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Voices of Reason Doing More Harm than Good

Posted on January 8, 2015 by jackpelham

It does very little good to attempt to be a voice of reason in a society that is not given to sound reasoning.  In fact, in an irrational culture such as ours, reasonable commentary on particular points of religious or … Continue reading →

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