I read this article recently in the Wall Street Journal and thought it important to share it with my readers. Why the Jewish Way of Living Matters, By Leon R. Kass Since living here, I’ve come to think of Israel as the moral capital of the West. Why do Jewish lives matter? Why do we suddenly … Continue reading A Timely Reflection…
I recently listened to an National Public Radio program as I was driving across the Everglades towards Naples, Florida. With the relative bland nature of the landscape, my attention was easily focused upon the spoken words and therefore my interpretation of their intent. The storyline of the program was on how society - a collection … Continue reading No Greater Love
The nature of humanity is confined to the mechanics of the human experience in its environment. We are creatures of the Darwinian model – driven environmentally and genetically through the process of natural selection to maximize individual performance in the provision of asset goods that will promote existence at the highest level possible. We want … Continue reading Live or Die – The Social Contract
I want to revisit a post from 2018, repeat some of what I said then, and elaborate in greater depth about the conflict all living creatures face: the immutable problem of scarcity. There is obviously a purpose in doing this, as I want to walk us through two basic characteristics of the human condition; one asserted from without - that being scarcity - and the other asserted from within - the Social Contract. Squeezed between the two, so to speak, brings about the evolving existence of the primary subject I want to tackle - that being the ideology and final reality of freedom. And, so to start...
So, it’s been four years since I posted last. Much like a river moving downstream, my thoughts and pursuits have taken me into unexpected tributaries numerous times; waters that I had never considered when I began this blog. What were some of those tributaries? Well… just a few… philosophy, evolution and natural selection, thermodynamics, social … Continue reading On the Road Again
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