YouTube driven debates are an interesting reflection of the Internet Age. The idea is that any American can ask a candidate any question… It reflects that American ideal that any person from any background can become President. Imagine, you can ask them anything – ANYTHING! - and the candidates feel the fire. It’s a warm and snuggly feeling for [...]
Religions get a bad rap for their attempts at converting others to their beliefs. They see nothing wrong with it; they believe they hold special truths not understood by others, and desire that others consider their beliefs. The idea is that the other person, once they consider this new argument, will find it persuasive and [...]
If you haven’t seen the various articles showing interest in Free Will, you may want to view these links: See these: The Economist (two articles there) New Scientist NY Times Scientific thinking since Newton tells us that everything is cause-and-effect. There are quantum physical explainations for anomallies of unpredictable cause & effect, but in principle, the [...]
My friend Matt wrote up a brief explanation of the main points of Ayn Rand’s Objectivism. It was a good description of my beliefs on the subject, and may serve as the starting point for explaining my own thinking. Sacrifice To Ayn Rand, sacrifice held a very different meaning than the one we hold today. This, [...]
Personal opinions are controversial if they are expressed without reservation. Best friends and close family members can be seperated because of opinions. It shouldn’t be that way, but we each have a desire for other people to agree with us, or at the very least, not express their disagreement. I don’t want to clog up [...]