Author: craigshields

As this guy points out, being a Trump supporter means accepting an endless sea of criminality–or living in a world of total delusion and denial. On top of that you need to believe Trump’s claim that the country is falling …

What It Means to Be Surrounded by Criminals Read More »

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Can’t be good for one’s mental health.

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FWIW, I have never mentioned this subject to either of my two kids. I figured a) my integrity forbids my teaching them something I don’t believe, and b) they’ll have ample access to religious indoctrination through friends and school, and …

Life After Death, The Christian Heaven (and Hell), Etc. Read More »

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Here’s another example of how aggressively meat-eaters deal with vegans.  Is this really necessary? Deer-hunters who eat what they kill and thin a herd that would ultimately starve to death are 100% fine with any sane person, regardless of their …

Why All the Aggression, America? Read More »

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Needless to say, our society is divided on many issues, and a lot of this makes sense.  For instance, Trump supporters are not likely to support socialized medicine and free college tuition.  I get that. But now we have meat-eaters …

Why So Combative, America? Read More »

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FWIW, I don’t feel this way at all. With Trumpism on the rise, we live in a time of great peril, not only for the United States, but for the entire planet. If this goes the wrong way, we have …

Craving a Personal Peace? Read More »

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The answer to the question above really could be yes. World fascism/authoritarianism is a real possibility. Some might say that if it can happen in the United States, it can happen anywhere.

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The caption: The Earth and Moon as seen by the Cassini probe from Saturn’s orbit. All of humanity in one small dot in space. A reminder of what Carl Sagan said about a photo of Earth from space he called …

Our Earth Is an Insignificant Dot in Space Read More »

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My thanks to the reader who suggested this to me: Is it possible that God’s will actually is being done?

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That a president tried to overthrow the government is not particularly surprising.  Those in power have a natural inclination to remain in power, and this type of activity happens constantly in countries all around the globe. What’s amazing is that …

Trump Supporters Won’t Budge Read More »

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