Let’s get a couple of thoughts out of the way before I tackle a subject that has been structuring itself into a more concrete expression as of late. At some point, the assertion that Descartes made regarding consciousness and being, will be considered humorous, if not asinine. I’m beginning to have my doubts that our … Continue reading A Manner of Intent
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 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
Humanity has been obsessed with the ‘Why’ of things since before homo sapiens ever emerged from its previous ancestors. And as you might have gleaned in my last post, God & Man – Part Three – Scarcity, I am asserting that we have had little choice in the matter as to what type of animal … Continue reading Man and God – Part Four – Our Social Construct
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