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Category Archives: Philosophy
National Values 101
We need to have an adult conversation about America, what it is and what kind of country we the people want to live in. Continue reading
Posted in Banking, Corporatism, Food, Health Care, Philosophy, Political Analysis, Social Commentary
Tagged America, clean air, democracy, education, equality, freedom, good food, government, health, opportunity, safe water, safety, security, values
7 Comments
Is John Rachel funny?
People don’t seem to get my humor. Maybe I’m out of touch. I haven’t been watching much TV lately. So you tell me . . . Continue reading
Posted in Deconstruction, Health Care, Nihilism, Philosophy, Satire, Social Commentary, Spiritual
Tagged Make-A-Wish, midget sex, nitrous oxide, Pompei, skeet shooting, sniffing glue, wet nurse
9 Comments
100 People
In Japan there is a beautiful story which is taught in schools to elementary students called “100 People”. Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Social Commentary, Spiritual
Tagged America, cultures, Europe, freedom, homophobia, homosexuality, malnutrition, peace, racism, religion, religious beliefs, respect, starvation, tolerance, understanding, village, wealth
22 Comments
Open Mind Surgery
Sometimes we need something to cut through the noise and nonsense we are constantly bombarded with, something which puts things in a new perspective. This short video with commentary by the astronomer-philosopher Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is something I think does just that and which I hope we can all appreciate on some level. Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Science, Spiritual
Tagged astonomy, change, collapse, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, end-of-the-world, hope, love, make a difference, open mind, peace, perspective, self-destruction
4 Comments
A New Commandment
I propose a new commandment. Not an 11th Commandment because ten is such a nice number (we have ten fingers, ten toes . . . well, most of us do). I suggest we replace the 10th Commandment . . . Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Political Rant, Satire, Social Commentary
Tagged change, consumer, consumer ethic, consumerism, covet, God, insatiable, lust, moral, philosophy, right, Ten Commandments, waffling, wimpiness
2 Comments
National Values 102
We often get so caught up in the fighting, name calling, assigning blame, bickering, that we forget that our nation was predicated on some very solid fundamental values, drawn from the Bible, the teachings of great philosophers and legendary teachers, the wisdom of the ages, even drawn from the ministry of Jesus Christ during his short time on Earth. Continue reading →