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How To Load A Question
I got the chance to look over a survey that my mother received from the Republican Party earlier today. Rather than babble on about the content of the survey, I thought I would treat the reader to a few highlights ( Read more... ) -
The Power Of Symbols
Wow...
All of that because someone poked fun at their Grinning Giggling Monkey-Faced Guru in a cartoon?
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Certitude
"We're working to persuade more of our fellow Americans of the rightness of our cause, and this is a cause that appeals to the conscience of our citizens and is rooted in America's deepest principles -- history tells us that with such a cause, we will prevail."
-Dubya
( Addressing , and encouraging, the anti-abortion crowd ( Read more... ) -
Happiness In Uncertainty
Over the weekend I caught the last half of a lecture by Sam Harris on C-SPAN2. One point Mr. Harris made in his lecture was, I thought, was worth repeating...
( Admission of uncertainty. ) -
Paranoia Can Be Fun
Hooray for conspiracy theory! It kind of makes me laugh to think about how some Conservatives think that the "America was involved in 9/11" theory seems downright laughable. At the same time some of those same Conservatives think a vast secular/atheist conspiracy to destroy Christmas seems completely plausible ( Read more... ) -
Bodhi Day Thought
My "Daily Tao" for today dealt with the manifestation of one's spiritual tradition. Since December plays host to a number of different religious celebrations (Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza, Winter Solstice, etc.) I found this to be very apropos ( Read more... ) -
Another Lazy News Yoink
I found this article posted in my Buddhist group today. I thought it rocked so much that I decided to yoink it for my own journal.
( A Festive Read. ) -
Falsifying Statistics Bandwagon
Yoinked from erauqs's journal ( Read more... ) -
To Infinity, And Beyond
I found this online today, and decided to "yoink" it for my own journal. Sadly, the original source was not sited (how fitting)...
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A Multitude Of Conspiracies Contend In The Night
Speaking of religion and conspiracy theory, I read this article in the news paper today. Most stories about James Dobson (local, Evangelical Christian, and founder of the group "Focus on the Family") disturb and amuse me, but this one fueled the "disturb" category more than usual. What I found most disturbing was that Karl Rove gave Dobson a " ( Read more... )