Unfortunately, we as a nation don’t think well enough to understand this. We simply can’t muster the required intelligence, and, even if we could, we don’t want to. Trump supporters hate Biden, and reason has absolutely nothing to do with …
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The Absence of Love in the Modern World
Here’s a gem that combines philosophy and psychology, while pointing to environmental sustainability. It’s hard to read this and not be reminded of what a loveless society we live in. Most Americans live transactional lives, i.e., built around getting our …
Do Americans Lack the Intelligence Required To Survive the Pandemic?
Despite mounting evidence to the contrary, we all want to believe that humankind has the intelligence to get through the times we’re all experiencing. From this article: He and his wife got COVID-19. She died last week. This week, he …
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The U.S. Vs. World Peace
I had to laugh when I read this. As if anyone on this globe thinks of America as “the world’s leading champion of peace.” Iran, Saudi Arabia/Yemen, Israel/Palestine, Venezuela, Cuba, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq. Every year a survey is conducted of …
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God and War
What’s happening in Afghanistan is a grim reminder of the futility of war. Bringing God into the picture just makes a bad situation worse. Petitioning the Lord to smite our enemies, while they are simultaneously asking Him to smite us …
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Liberals and Compassion
Occasionally we run into a remark made by one of the great philosophers that has applicability to modern day politics. Here’s Plato speaking on various kinds of knowledge, where he ranks compassion as #1, and provides his absolutely brilliant reasoning. …
Shifting To Plant-Based Agriculture Breaks ‘100 Year Family Tradition’ of Cattle Ranching
In the little “God and Country” town in which 2GreenEnergy’s “headquarters” makes its home, it’s not uncommon to see pro-beef bumper stickers, such as the one at left and those below. There is no doubt that cattle ranchers view themselves …
American Politics Is Squirting to the Right
Here’s another good example of how far to the right U.S. politics has shifted in the last half century. Walter Cronkite had no political bias, which was why he was known as the “most trusted man in America.” If these …
Deforestation
Wow. Has anyone every seen anything remotely like this sculpture? I certainly haven’t. Such pathos, artistry, power, and meaning. Let’s heed the call while there is still time.
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Faith, Not Fear–OMG
We’ve all heard people ask, “If there is a God, why is there so much evil in the world?” Believers normally respond with things like: He doesn’t intercede in our exercising the free will and reason He gave us. Evil comes …
