What it is like to be mooned by a peacock Since I have moved to Ohio, I have started reading the local papers. That includes guest opinion articles. Of course, the local papers -- as is the news everywhere, unfortunately -- are usually ridiculously Liberal. Here is an example, Your kid's genitalia will be next... Continue Reading →
SOUR GRAPES?
In the fable of “The Fox and the Grapes”, by Aesop, on failing to reach the desired bunch of grapes, the fox then decides he does not truly want the fruit because it is sour. The fox's act of rationalization (justification) reduced his anxiety over the cognitive dissonance from the desire he cannot realise. (from... Continue Reading →
WHAT IS CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM?
Insanitybytes22 and I have been having a debate. She is an unrelenting critic of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), and I have argued that that is not appropriate. What is the problem with what insanitybytes22 is doing? insanitybytes22 means well, but her criticism condemns without offering a solution. This same problem is pervasive in the... Continue Reading →
AN EXAMPLE OF PAGAN/ATHEIST THINKING
It has been thousands of years since Sparta existed as an independent city-state, but the courage and toughness of its warriors is still admired. I suppose that is why "The Spartan Atheist" blog has the name it has. Why else would "The Spartan Atheist" demonstrate an affinity for the Spartans? Perhaps that is because there is... Continue Reading →
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