Scottish philosopher David Hume left us with this gem: We always disbelieve the greater miracle. We’re constantly bombarded with information that conflicts with things we believe. How do we sort this out? There is really no other way to do …
Author: craigshields
21st Century: Good Things Improve, Bad Things Worsen
Even in these days of hate, ignorance, environmental irresponsibility, greed and selfishness, there are still many good things–and they continue to get better. With each passing year:
Tagged with: environmental irresponsibility
Christians Resist Evil, But That’s Never Easy
Franz Jaegerstaetter was an Austrian conscientious objector during World War II, sentenced to death and executed for his refusal to fight for Nazi Germany. He was later declared a martyr and beatified by the Catholic Church. The reader who sent …
Tagged with: Trump corruption and criminality
Mitt Romney Illustrative of Movement in GOP
Was Romney actually the worst Republican in 2012? That’s debatable. He got whacked after it was revealed that he had said to a private group of donors that 47% of the country would vote for Obama “no matter what, (since …
Tagged with: Trump corrupt, trump criminal, Trump mendacious, Trump reckless, Trump stupid, Trump traitorous
30-Year Old, Believing Pandemic a Hoax, Attends “COVID Party,” Dies–What To Make of This?
There are a few possible reactions to this, two of which are as follows: 1) Stupid people are constantly killing themselves, and there’s nothing you or I or anyone can do about that. This is natural selection at work; it’s …
Tagged with: Trump committed involuntary manslaughter
(Physically) Removing Trump
We’ve discussed this before, but a reader asked me the question at left. I reply: I propose leaving this to the 1.3 million members of law enforcement, assisted as required by 1.1 million active duty military service people. Every single …
Tagged with: (Physically) Removing Trump
We Don’t Have Enough Racial Hatred and Violence in America, So Let’s Start Promoting Vigilante Justice
The good people at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) want to teach you how to arrest immigrants…presumably without your getting yourself wounded or killed, or charged with assault, battery, kidnapping, misprisonment, stalking, threatening, harassment, hate crimes, terrorism, negligent …
Tagged with: Racial Hatred and Violence in America
Embarrassing Trump?
The meme here makes a good point about former acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney. But here’s something else to be added: Speaking strictly for myself, I don’t want to see Trump’s tax returns so as to embarrass …
Social Democracy
Here’s a short chat with a reader, who notes: I think that we’re heading toward socialism. This election will determine if this is what Americans want. My thoughts: Biden is a centrist Democrat, like Obama and Clinton. He’s actually slightly …
Tagged with: Social Democracy
New Zealand and the United States: A Stark Comparison
There are many important differences, many of which are interrelated, between New Zealand and the United States. First, where the U.S. has rampant corruption that seems to be getting worse by the day, the Kiwis can proudly claim that their …
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