Archive for the ‘Philosophy’ Category
Saturday, February 21st, 2009
Those of our network based in Colorado are fortunate to enjoy the beauty of the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains. It also provides and apt analogy to social and political circumstances in the U.S. today.
Many people come to Colorado to enjoy the beautiful scenic vistas, wonderful weather and relative ...
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Monday, February 9th, 2009
Thanks to William for his response to our post "What is Murder to you". You can read William's entire comment uninterrupted in the comment thread on the post.
Here we will look at and respond to William's thoughtful reply. It is very illustrative of the variance of moral value systems ...
Posted in Abortion, Culture, Culture Wars, Faith, Philosophy, Politics, Science, Youth | 2 Comments »
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
So touching.
(This is a true story and you can find out more by Googling Herman Rosenblat. He was Bar Mitzvahed at age 75)
August 1942. Piotrkow, Poland.
The sky was gloomy that morning as we waited anxiously. All the men, women and children of Piotrkow's Jewish ghetto had been herded into a ...
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Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Many are discouraged, fearful or disappointed recently. Up to 48% may feel this way. Please consider these words of encouragement that I received recently.
Do not allow the losses of the last season to stop you from advancing. Now is the time to cut your losses from the last season and ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
I loved this when I read it the first time years ago and when I saw it again today.
To add some fun, which one is BHO and which is McCain?
Socialism: You have two cows. The State takes one and gives it to someone else.
Communism: You have two cows. The State ...
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Or it should....
"Never appeal to a man's better nature, he may not have one. Invoking his self interest gives you more leverage" Robert Heinlein
"Let's not confuse a free and tolerant society with one with no moral underpinnings. Those moral underpinnings make it all possible" Star Parker
"I cannot find any authority ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
"To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle" Confucius
"I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talent" Thomas Jefferson 1813 letter to John Adams
"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Hope you enjoy this installment
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
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A good beginning makes a good ending.
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A good man is hard to find.
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A hard beginning maketh a good ending. John Heywood
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A house divided itself cannot stand.
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A house is not a home.
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A hungry man is an angry man.
Write what you ...
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
Consider these:
"Man will ultimately be governed by GOD or by tyrants" Benjamin Franklin
"The people know it is impossible to rightly govern without GOD and the BIBLE" George Washington
"Invention is the mother of too many useless toys. Anon
"There aint no such thing as a free lunch 'TANSTAAFL' Robert Heinlein
"Libertarianism n : ...
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Think about it and how rarely these simple truths are shown or even cared about by many sheople."Love the river's 'beauty', but live on a hill." Anon"Democracies rest on faith" Lyndon B. Johnson"If we ignore the spiritual foundations of our birth as a nation, we do so at our peril. ...
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