Tag Archives: enlightenment

Intolerant Faction and Free Speech

Posted on May 7, 2017 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, for free speech to function everyone must allow it, if one intolerant faction doesn’t, that intolerant faction’s free speech will be allowed while everyone else free speech will be smothered. Of course the answer … Continue reading →

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Humanity’s Hubris

Posted on October 3, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, we behold our science and technology, then stand in awe of our creations. In our awe we have become vain and egoistic, turning away from God and worshiping ourselves as gods in our … Continue reading →

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Which is More Just, a Free Market or Socialism?

Posted on July 25, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, we can argue all day long whether a zebra’s stripes are black, or white, but at the end of the day we still haven’t answered whether a zebra is an equine or not. In … Continue reading →

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The Close Minded Left

Posted on May 26, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, nothing says I have an open mind, like a refusal to hear contradictory opinions… or so that is the green movement’s stand, when they outlaw debate about man made global warming. The joke about … Continue reading →

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The Path to Enlightenment, Step One…

Posted on May 16, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, in the material realm… it is foolish to dwell on that which we don’t have, and wise to dwell on that which we do have, while in the realm of knowledge… it is wise … Continue reading →

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Judicial Activism is Treason

Posted on March 9, 2016 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, any President who appoints someone to the Supreme Court who is obviously not an originalist, is open and avowed treason and should be treated as such. The government gets its authority to govern from … Continue reading →

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Eschewing the Enlightenment

Posted on December 31, 2015 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, we are loosing the advancements of the enlightenment, and it is being done by the very people who claim to be it’s heirs. The Enlightenment was a philosophical advancement that allowed humanity to move … Continue reading →

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The Psychopathic Nature of Socialism

Posted on January 30, 2014 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that socialism is a psychopathic form of government. The reason is, the premise of socialism is the psychopathic belief, that human beings are a means to the socialists ends. This subjugates the wants … Continue reading →

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Empiricism, and the Existence of God

Posted on August 26, 2013 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me, Hume’s argument against the existence of God is weak, in that if a single miracle can be proved to have happened, by his argument’s parameters, God must exist. Now, it is possible that … Continue reading →

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Glittering Lies and Ugly Truths

Posted on July 8, 2012 by john

Dear Friends, It seems to me that people are easily deceived and difficult to enlighten. We are surrounded by this reality yet are mostly blind to it. People fall into traps every day and no one is immune. Not … Continue reading →

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