Here’s an interesting interpretation of monotheism in general and Christianity in particular. Not only are you “sinful and bad,” but you’re on your way to burn in hell for all eternity if, for whatever reason, you fail to accept Christ …
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The Real Meaning of “Pro-Life”
Here’s a clever reminder of the fact that “pro-life” means one, extremely narrowly defined thing, and it has very little to do with life in any real sense of the word: forcing pregnant women to carry their fetuses to term, …
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Intellectual Humility Is as Out of Fashion as Bell-Bottom Jeans
The quote at left has been attributed to many of the world’s wisest people. Certainly the concept of Socratic Wisdom, i.e., “if I’m wise in any sense it’s because I know nothing,” goes back 2300+ years. This from ThoughtCo.com: Socratic …
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Liz Cheney Is Out of Touch, But That’s a Good Thing
Here’s a sad truth. Liz Cheney is totally out of sync, not only with the Republican party, but with nearly the entire population of her home state of Wyoming. However, most Americans are extremely proud of her. We’re grateful for …
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No More Insurrections
It would be interesting to know what percentage of U.S. citizens agree with this statement. Keep in mind that there are still tens of millions of Americans who believe that we never really had an insurrection, but a legal and …
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Do Our Laws Have Meaning?
Plato wrote this, the longer form of which is “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly. While bad people will find a way around the laws.” I captured this from a prompt from an exam …
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The Boldest Trump Insiders Are No Longer Employable–Is Anyone Surprised, Saddened?
From the New York Times: Some of the most striking exchanges in the (January 6th’s) committee’s text messages were between Mr. Trump’s longtime adviser Hope Hicks and Julie Radford, the chief of staff to Mr. Trump’s oldest daughter, Ivanka. In them, …
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Clarence Thomas’s Blatant Criminality Is of Little if Any Concern
Economist Robert Reich says, “Clarence Thomas should not be allowed to rule on Trump cases after his wife was directly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Recusal should be the absolute minimum. Your thoughts?” Clarence Thomas has already …
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A Massive Collective Awakening
There is no reason that the statement here can’t be true. It’s quite possible that humankind will, as one, realize that the forces of oppression all around us are unacceptable and demand solutions to environmental collapse, social injustice, and massive, …
MSN: Republicans Take Sides on January 6th Criminal Indictment Against Trump
The story here from MSN. In their final meeting, the January 6th committee decided to recommend that the Justice Department take over and bring criminal charges against Trump. Republicans either quickly rallied behind the former President or stayed silent on …
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