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Category: Morality

  • Misunderstandings… April 2, 2017

    Human language developed to describe the world and existence. A crude instrument, language fails to convey thought to its fullest accuracy. Conflicts and war have resulted from misunderstandings. Whether it is due to the inability to match thought to word or the lack of words available to fit the thought, misunderstandings seem inevitable. In the…

  • Greed Rules… March 26, 2017

    Humans are said to possess among the many neurons of their brains some particular cells called mirror neurons. Some seem to possess more of these neurons than others, or, alternatively habitually over-ride them. The reason I state this is that the majority of humans exhibit behavior that can only be described as greed and selfishness.…

  • Compromise Is Impossible… March 15, 2017

    I have written about the human tendency to form groups or camps in the past. Each group has its own set of ideologies… even those that claim to be ruled by reason and logic. This is why there is so much turmoil in a society that is “multicultural”. Compromise is impossible. There is no solution…

  • Compatibility… February 19, 2017

    Compatibility is an issue. The issue is not just related to compatibility between devices of software. Compatibility is important between human relationships as well. Ideas and habits, viewpoints, as well as those interacting with each human are important considerations. Sometimes incompatibility issues arise between humans due to long term lack of contact. Other times these…

  • Some Truths… February 12, 2017

    A Few Truths About Me I am an atheist. I make no secret about it. I do not go forth near and far to shout it, but if it comes up I will not deny it. In light of the many gods imagined by humankind it seems the only logical conclusion that not all of…

  • The Puppet Masters and the Puppets… February 5, 2017

    Is it possible for a human to live a life free from manipulation? There are uncountable sources of manipulation. To prepare for resistance to all of them would be a monumental… possibly impossible… task. From the ad for the Golden Toasties for your breakfast table to the carefully arranged meme on Facebook… the goal is…

  • Gynocentricity, Built-in Anti-male Bias… January 22, 2017

    It is a fact that society in the United States is biased in favor of females. For example there are over 700 women’s hospitals in the United States. I was unable to locate a reference to any men’s hospitals. Even among hospitals in general many are unequipped (16% could deal with men’s issues) to handle…

  • Inherent Flaw… January 08, 2017

    With few exceptions humans are selfish and greedy. Given the opportunity they will take money or goods which they have not earned and belong to the public at large. Human laws are an admission that humans are flawed and cannot operate morally individually. There are no groups of humans that can be trusted to function…

  • Depression by Disappointment…

    Each person is an independent unit. Each individual directs or influences their own fate through conscious decision. Independent humans can be influenced by other independent humans. Independence of independent humans is diminished by this influence. The optimum state is independence. The independent human rejects or resists control by other humans. Even if the influence is…

  • The Progressive… November 6, 2016

    pro·gres·sive /prəˈɡresiv/ noun 1.a person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.synonyms:innovator, reformer, reformist, liberal, libertarian 2.a progressive tense or aspect:”the present progressive” adjective 1.happening or developing gradually or in stages; proceeding step by step:”a progressive decline in popularity”synonyms:continuing, continuous, increasing, growing, developing, … 2.(of a group, person, or idea) favoring or implementing…