Enabler Of Religion

To respect a religion is to be an enabler, in the same sense the term is used for any addict.

No Christian Nation

What does it say about christianity that the founding fathers, supposedly founding a "christian nation," that they opted to leave out any reference to this idea in the country's constitution? It might just mean they knew it was a bad idea on which to base a country, even for those who were individual believers.

No Perfect Government

We may never come up with a “perfect” system of government. There is too great a tendency to concentrate power in a few people and to great a tendency by the rest to follow those people no matter what they do.

Just One Blemish Is All It Takes

Why is that some piece of clothing that is very sexy can become totally un-sexy with one small blemish--a rip or tear or stain?

From One To Zero

The largest leap in humanity's scientific mental growth may have been the jump from one to zero, while the second largest was from one to infinity.

The "Sick" Label Can Simply Be Perception

We remove those in society that do not fall within a narrow band of behavioral and appearance standards. Those outside those boundaries are "sick" and treated as such. This band of acceptance is somewhat different from person to person, and is usually wider in those who have interacted with more people. Tolerance, if that is the appropriate term, is widened by exposure to the thing--whatever it is--that is not tolerable.

But, for most, instead of becoming more tolerant to the differences of those outside of this band of acceptance, or expanding or eliminating it, we tend to push those outside of it away and pretend they don't exist, or label them as defective and, therefore, not worthy of consideration. We create institutions, neighborhoods, clans, etc. to separate these "broken" people from the rest. If someone is determined to be floating toward this "broken" group--moving outside that band of acceptance--others will try and pull them back, at first...try to "fix" them. But if the "fix" doesn't work, then the person is discarded like all the rest outside the band.

The thing that constitutes this "broken" state can be anything from new associations, changes in behavior, altered dress, mood, etc., not usually things that should be considered an ailment.

A Believer Is A Believer

If you believe there is no god, then--by definition--you are still a believer, just like a theist. If you do not believe there is a god, then you are an atheist.

Corporate Grammer Adjustment

Now that corporations have been declared "persons" by the Supreme Court, do we  have to get teachers of grammar to change their lesson plans? For example, instead of saying 'the company for which I work,' do we need to start saying 'the company for whom I work.'?

Having Much Feeds Desire For More

What is it that makes someone with a lot of something want one more, and more eagerly than someone who has so little of it? Whether it be comic books, money, PTO time at work, power, model trains, cars, music, etc., the person with much resists giving any of it up and desires even more. Someone with little may want more, but rarely is as motivated as those having a great deal.

Capitalism and Sales People

Unregulated capitalism shouldn't be let lose on the world for the same reasons sales people are not given control of the companies for which they work.

Patriots

Waving flags and pointing guns does not make you a patriot, even if you do it with the image of an eagle or a cross somewhere nearby.

Don't Look Back Due To Fear

To believe is to look backwards in fear of the future. To think is to seek knowledge with delight in what's to come.

Missing Time And UFOs

"Missing time" that has been reported by some in relationship to UFOs is likely a form a common temporary amnesia, called Transient Global Amnesia (TGA). In this, people will suddenly stop recording what is going on and not be able to recall it later. It is rather common and real, which means that those who experience it will pass a lie detector test when asked if they don't remember a certain length of time that was "lost." The catch is that some people can't live with this hole and, therefore, fill it with something. That something is where UFOs (or other phenomenon) come in to the story.

Friend, Foe or Food?

All animals must ask of others: Friend, foe, or food?

No Default Religion

Religionists who attack science mistakenly believe (not think) that if a hole is found in a scientific position that it automatically reveals religion underneath.

What Difference Does A Dominant Eye Make?

We know that each eye is connected to the opposite hemisphere of the brain, with each of those hemispheres responsible for different types of thinking. When people have an over-dominant eye through which they read or otherwise receive visual information, does that have an effect on how that information is deciphered and interpreted?

Is Rationalizing Similar To A Type Of Brain Damage?

Brain damaged patients, especially those with right hemisphere damage, can often not determine if parts of their body are even theirs. When put in front of a mirror and asked to move a limb, they might say something like "What do you mean 'move it'? It's not even mine," rationalizing away the obvious contradiction.

This might also be the same thing that happens when anyone rationalizes away any irrefutable facts. Rationalization could be a type of mental defect, or a type of illogical response used by those with mental irrationalities of all forms.

"Off The Books" View Of Capitalism

When proponents of capitalism tout its success they often act as like a shady accountant who puts bad information “off the books.” In order to fully rate capitalism its effects on every country where there are ties needs to be included.

Pundits will generally only include figures from the U.S., for example, leaving out the information from the countries that supply goods at piss-poor wages and awful working conditions. If the information from those places were included, a more accurate--and less positive--picture becomes apparent. By keeping these other countries “off the books,” the proponents of unrestricted capitalism get to claim a false positive picture of the economic system.

Military Cult

How diferent really is a member of a religious cult and a zealot member of the military?

Beliefs Bound To Fail

Every belief system is going to be contradictory, incomplete and full of holes because it is a belief system. Beliefs are positions accepted without verifiable facts, sometimes not even investigable ones. When new contradictory findings are discovered (and inevitably they are), the belief system crumbles. For people who have tied their self-identity to a belief system, it will still be defended in an attempt at self-preservation, even when the belief system fails. The entrenched believer is not a virtuous being. It is a sad state at self-preservation based on a falsehood.