Philosophy is an activity that every human being partakes in countless times a day. Without philosophy, one could not function in reality and would soon perish. When people think of philosophy, they tend to get a picture in their mind of old men with long white beards, living in ivory towers, pouring over hairsplitting...
“Bring Back The Holy Bible and Christian Prayer in Schools Month” Here’s an example why Theo-cons such as Pastor Steven Andrew should not be giving advice on what children learn in public schools. Theo-cons have a real hard time with basic history. “American blessings will come by obeying God. We have seen the difference...
“These are the voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world. Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. Society is a joint-stock company in which the members agree, for the better securing of his bread to each...
“The Presbyterian clergy are the loudest; the most intolerant of all sects, the most tyrannical and ambitious; ready at the word of the lawgiver, if such a word could be now obtained, to put the torch to the pile.” -Jefferson to W. Short, 1820 Here’s Ken Blackwell making the common categorical error in equating...
Good morning world! Hope all is well. Here’s some Emerson to go along with morning coffee. “To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men – that is genius. Speak your latent conviction, and it shall be the universal sense; for...
The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Here’s Rick Perry demonstrating why it’s not a good idea to take history classes from Glenn Beck and David Barton: Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.
In my opinion, Eric Voegelin conducted the most thorough investigation into what we call the “Western crisis.” Voegelin drew heavily from both Plato and Aristotle, and made the greatest contribution to awakening us to the reality that, in a democracy, the government is only a reflection of the population. As Voegelin stated in his...
The religious right’s desire to end education in America: Many people on the religious right, whether they’re aware of its origins or not, have embraced Rushdoony’s argument that education is solely a parental responsibility. “The state has no more business running the schools than it has running the churches, and it has no more...
Musical Interlude I’m doing some research on the evolution of how net-worth mutated into self-worth within American culture. I’m currently reading Max Weber’s case for a nexus between Puritan Calvinistic theology and capitalism. “The doctrine of predestination; that only some human beings are chosen to be saved from damnation…Calvin himself may have been sure...
Quote of the Day: David J. Chalmers – Taking Consciousness Seriously “Consciousnesses is the biggest mystery. It may be the largest outstanding obstacle in our quest for a scientific understanding of the universe. The science of physics is not yet complete, but it is well understood;; the science of biology has removed many ancient...
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