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Tag Archives: Philosophy
Dept of Alternative Facts: Replace
replace: (v) to change one object with another similar object One the the conspiracy theories floating around in recent years is Replacement Theory. The logic, this time around, is that people of color, specifically legal and illegal immigrants to the … Continue reading
Epilogue: Retreat from Retreat
Our days at the Hermitage drew to an end. We packed our suitcases and returned them to the vehicle for the drive back to my mother’s home. We attended the Vigil and Lauds services, ate breakfast, cleaned up the Sophia … Continue reading
Poem: Solitude, In Black, White, and Grey
What motivates someone to seek a silent retreat?To travel to a remote mountain hermitage?To be alone among other retreatants who stay alone? Is it a means of escaping the 24-hour cyclesOf news and social media, which interrupts With cell-phones buzzing while … Continue reading
Poem: Silence,… Please
I recall a 5th grade class assignmentIn which we each were instructedTo write a motto to guide the classroom. I wrote, “Be Quiet”, which the teacher Selected first, admonishing usNo to be quiet, but to talk, share our ideas, learn. I … Continue reading
Farm Life: Too Busy with Retiring
My regular readers will have noticed that they have not had posts to read, regularly, recently. Retirement presents too many opportunities for activity. I have been busy living, rather than writing about living. Rather than give excuses, I’ll just mention … Continue reading
From the Bookshelf: The Hermits of Big Sur, by Paula Huston
Here in the States (USA), we like to observe milestones: 50, 100, 150, 200 year on. The recorded history of European settlement is a relatively short period compared to the development of cultures in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, … Continue reading
Theatre Review: Things I Know to Be True
For years, I have pitched the idea that knowledge and beliefs are two different thought processes. The former deals with facts and data. The later with assumptions. Each leads to a different type of truth. Knowledge is about truths that … Continue reading
Dept. of Alternative Facts: Howz Rulz
house (n): a dwelling, in suburban USA usual consider the residence of a nuclear family; in an urban area more often a shared residence of several unrelated adults who are reducing housing expenses. howz (n): made up spelling of house, … Continue reading
Dept. of Alternative Facts: Empathy, part 7, Comprehend
To comprehend: (v) to listen to, consider, and understand the position of another person If you thought that I was done talking about empathy, forgiveness, and the “Left Behind” movies, indulge me a little longer in order to comprehend what … Continue reading
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Dept. of Alternative Facts: Empathy, part 6, Mercy
mercy: (n) to show compassion, and offer forgiveness, to someone who has offended or wronged you I started this series on empathy, with an assertion that for God to become human in the person of Jesus, they would experience life … Continue reading