Sadly, there is no mechanism by which this civilization can rethink the way it apportions wealth and power. As suggested at left, this is the reason for the ever-widening gap between rich and poor, not to mention the deterioration of …
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Parallels Between Ancient Greece and Modern America
I recall asking a docent at the Getty Villa Museum that houses antiquities how it was possible that the people of ancient Greece both developed mathematics, philosophy, democracy , etc. and believed that the god Mercury pulled the sun across …
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Tolstoy on Being Human
Here’s another way of defining “woke,” i.e., feeling the pain of others.
Trump’s Healthcare Plans
I don’t know anyone dumb enough to believe he has one.
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Will Trump Be Held Accountable?
FWIW, I’m still predicting that Trump is going to face legal consequences for trying to overthrow the U.S. government via a violent insurrection.
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If God Is Good, ……
To answer the reader’s question at left: People have been talking about this since the dawn of the spoken word. The usual argument is that God gave us free will, which means that it’s up to us to choose one …
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Some of Us Are Adamant that the Winter Holiday Season Is About Christmas
A reader notes about the meme here: Merry Christmas brings an awkward silence when I say it. Oh well, too bad. The holiday IS Christmas. Yes, the holiday is Christmas, except for the dozens of other religions that celebrate holidays …
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In Terms of Spirituality We Separate Ourselves from Other Animals, But Why?
Most adherents to the world’s religions believe that human beings are, in essence, souls that go on to some form of afterlife when they die. Yet, as far as I’m aware, there are no such provisions made for our fellow …
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A Message of Peace from the Great Pythagoras
Living in peace is a skill that most of the modern world has not developed to any significant degree. Yet that doesn’t mean it can’t happen.
Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: Beef and Logical Fallacies
Question: Take a peek at the meme at left, and examine it for poor logic. A cow eating grass isn’t bad for the planet. The beef industry that is driving unprecedented levels of deforestation–in particular, the destruction of the Amazon …
