I love getting feedback, whether it be to one of my own articles or to a comment left on another site, and I certainly have plenty to think on and respond to today.
I agree that “what is right for me is not right for everyone†does not apply to laws – Laws are absolute. It [...]Jim
Subjectivity of Truth
For me, the fact remains that what is right for one person may not be right for everyone.
I really hate this argument in most instances in which it crops up. It is essentially the admission of the individual that they do not believe in absolute truth, not surprising considering the postmodern philosophy of the vast [...]
Upgraded
Writer’s Blog has happily joined the ranks of WordPress 2.0, and I must say, the backend of this thing does look nice. So far there are no major complications, but please let me know if you run across any errors or notice anything that doesn’t look or operate quite right.
Edit: I’ve already found a problem [...]
Laziness
Despite my sometimes-cynical attitudes, I am constantly amazed and disappointed at the level of laziness in our country. Obesity is on the rise, both for adults and children, regardless of the all the new diet fads. Anymore, it seems that all of society’s woes are blamed on some physical illness or condition, but the vast [...]
Blitzkrieg
Back to the business of writing, now that the holiday festivities are behind us.
You may notice by glancing at the sidebar that there is a growing backlog of entries in the archives. I have been working on bringing all my writings from Xanga over into WordPress with the intent of likely closing my Xanga blog down [...]
Standards of Truth and Righteousness
I continue to be befuddled by those who would claim that absolute truth does not and cannot exist. I am also somewhat bemused by this because I find such individuals cannot remain true to their own arguments and philosophies. Their arguments claim that it is impossible to know truth because every determination of what is [...]
Living On the Fringes
It is the extremists of any major religion that end up giving the whole a bad reputation. Bad news travels more quickly than good news does, and poor behavior is more easily remembered and available to memory than is good behavior. So what typically ends up happening is that the whole organization gets placed under [...]
Disbelief At Differing Conclusions
One of the things that I think I find most irritating is when people make the assumption that, just because you hold a different viewpoint than them, you 1) must be mis- or underinformed; 2) must be spouting the standard ‘party’ line; and 3) must be unable to think for yourself, able only to blindly [...]
Lust: Defining It, Understanding It
Ben asks another very good question:
Everyone decries it, but no one really explains. I spent some time today trying to find someone, somewhere on line who had a good handle on what it is. Obsessive sexual desire, or just sexual desire? To hear some, you’d think the latter, but I can’t believe that. The investigation continues.
The [...]
Why I Don’t Do New Year’s Resolutions
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I never have, and I probably never will. To some people this might be considered heresy, but those are often the same people who make their resolutions and then never keep them.
I’ve honestly never seen the sense in setting fresh goals for each new year. Maybe this is because [...]