Man has never been more individualistic in theory and never less so in practice. We live in a world where most people have no idea how to grow their own food, make their own clothes, or build their own shelter and are largely dependent on technology that no one man can maintain or create and … Continue reading Thought of the Day: Individualism
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Bonus Thought of the Day: Science Says
My typical reaction to talk of, shall we say, socio-politically-relevant scientific findings - e.g. 'studies' related to modernist sexual practices, or race, or atmospheric alteration or the like - is as follows: "It's not so much that I think you're wrong or lying or that your data is false or anything of the sort. It's … Continue reading Bonus Thought of the Day: Science Says
Thought of the Day: A Just Society
If we're going to be honest, a really just society would be so unlike what we've been used to or educated to expect that probably most of us wouldn't like it very much. Making ourselves the kind of people suited for such a society would probably be a good first step.
Thought of the Day: Unequally Wrong
Both major 'sides' of a given issue may well be wrong, but they're unlikely to be equally wrong. To say they are is usually a sign that the speaker is less interested in the issue itself than in his own rhetoric.
Historical Thought: Rhode Island Contra Mundi
I find it intensely amusing that Rhode Island, of all states, was the most intransigent against the Constitution. There were reasons for that, of course, but I can't help picturing the other States at the Convention: "Oh, no; we've lost Rhode Island!" "Well, I suppose, if we really must, we can find a way to … Continue reading Historical Thought: Rhode Island Contra Mundi
Thought of the Day: ‘Don’t Blame the Constitution’
My history textbook - Christ and the Americas - has many virtues, but it's at its worst when the authoress tries to pontificate. Take the following passage (which comes out of a kind of mini-essay on the subject in the section on the Constitutional Convention): "If our Constitution has failed in any way, it is … Continue reading Thought of the Day: ‘Don’t Blame the Constitution’
Thought of the Day: Worldly
Trying to separate the things of God from the things of the world does not make the things of God less worldly, it only makes the things of the world less Godly.
Thought of the Day: CSA
Here's how I imagine it going down. Priest: "Would you like to make a donation to the CSA?"Me: "Yes sir! Dixieland forever!"Priest: "Wha...no, this is the Catholic Services Appeal."Me: "Oh, right. Gotcha." (winks)
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I wish they had done a crossover between Kojak and Kolchak, both because it would have been fascinating to see (not only crossing genres, but Telly Savalas and Darren McGavin going head to head would've been awesome), and because I'm always getting them mixed up anyway. "If you want a job done right, you just … Continue reading Thought of the Day
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The way people talk, you'd think the three easiest jobs in the world are King, Politician, and General.
Serpent's Den 