What drafting the Declaration of Independence might have looked like. This is the second part of a two-part series. The subject is this comment below. Correction…true socialism has never been tried….the best they could do was state capitalism. chuq http://lobotero.com/2022/09/29/civics-the-lost-knowledge/#comment-249879 In Part 1, we went over the comments I left on lobotero's post. Here we... Continue Reading →
A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS DANGEROUS THING
Which is better? Starting off with an empty slate, or thinking you know something when what you "know" is not so. (Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com) "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing" is not an especially old saying. That saying probably only goes back to 1709, but what does it mean? What's the... Continue Reading →
MEMORIAL DAY IS NOT THE PRICE WE PAY FOR HEAVEN ON EARTH
The miles Christianus allegory (mid 13th century), showing a knight armed with virtues and facing the vices in mortal combat. The parts of his armour are identified with Christian virtues, thus correlating essential military equipment with the religious values of chivalry: The helmet is spes futuri gaudii (hope of future bliss), the shield (here the... Continue Reading →
IT IS NOT ABOUT FORGIVENESS
Rembrandt – "The Return of the Prodigal Son (from Forgiveness (en.wikipedia.org)) As artaxes observes in Stories From Lockdown? (artaxes.wordpress.com). IB knocks it out of the park. She lists the irreversible harms of two years of covid craziness and the irrecoverable loss of trust in the fellow man. Stories From Lockdown? (artaxes.wordpress.com) So, what is IB's... Continue Reading →
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