"When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything," G.K. Chesterton I had a good friend, a Christian, now sadly gone, who often referred to G.K. Chesterton when we discussed religion...

 "Alice laughed: "There's no use trying," she said; "one can't believe impossible things.""I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible...

 If I could give one piece of advice about how to live life it would be to keep an open mind, to watch, listen and think carefully, to never stop learning, and to have the courage to form and give your opinions firmly but humbly.Have you ever wondered why you believe...

 Once the leader of the free world, the city on a hill with morals and standards that engendered respect and emulation, America has turned inward, insular, predatory and self-serving.What’s in it for me is the slogan of the New Republican Party (NRP), the Party of...

 "AI is the elevator, thinking is taking the stairs."   Rhett Allain, Medium Nearly six years ago I posted Pandora Box Complex where I took exception to some modern Luddites. Kurt Vonnegut defines a Luddite as “a person who hates newfangled contraptions.” Vonnegut is...

 With the Fourth of July nearly upon us, it’s time to revisit my favorite American patriot, Tom Paine. Paine is and always has been my favorite American since I first read about him in high school. He was friends with another hero of mine, the English poet William...

 I’m going to propose a theory, without proof, about how the world works. My theory is based on my observations, feelings, and some deep and not so deep thinking. It’s also based on some ideas I’ve borrowed from other people, some whom I know and some whom I don’t.We...

 We must always tell what we see.  Above all, and this is more difficult, we must always see what we see. Charles Peguy Ignorance and apathy feed on each other. “Don’t worry about it, everything will be okay” is what you tell a child to soften the pain of loss. It is...

 The bourgeoisie has subjected the country to the rule of the towns. It has created enormous cities, has greatly increased the urban population as compared with the rural, and has thus rescued a considerable part of the population from the idiocy of rural life. Just...

 ‘What is now proved was once only imagin’d.’   William BlakeMadness is the result not of uncertainty but certainty.  Friedrich NietzscheMan stands face to face with the irrational.  He feels within him his longing for happiness and for reason.  The absurd is born of...

 [Danny Dravot is the central figure in The Man Who Would Be King based on the Rudyard Kipling story. He is initially successful, but his hubris and desire for power eventually lead to his downfall.] This is “probably not” Trump’s Danny Dravot moment. The MAGA...

 Short of genius a rich man cannot imagine poverty.  Charles PeguyMoney is like oxygen. You need it to survive in the modern world but too much or too little will kill you. Too little oxygen (hypoxemia) causes headache, difficulty breathing and rapid heart rate. Isn’t...