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Peace, Love and Madness
Love makes you crazy. Regular readers recall I warned cathexis is not real love. “Don’t fall in love; it sticks to your face.” That is, you’ll always come away embarrassed when you follow the siren song of infatuation. Hormones are … Continue reading
Agape Art
In the minds of many, great art comes from deep passions. What if love itself is the art? There is no pretense here of moral superiority, only an unquenchable desire to seek the moral fabric of the universe. I write … Continue reading
Justice: Behavior, Not Cause
An offline question regarding the previous post raises an issue worthy of a separate post: solipsism. Solipsism is an orientation, a philosophy which states or assumes the individual doing the thinking is the sole reference point. There is no credible … Continue reading
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Dishonest Dries
If you ever drink alcoholic beverages, you’ll understand. There is a significant portion of humanity who inherited a horrible weakness, making them virtually unable to control certain compulsive behaviors. The particular weakness varies. Most alcoholics suffer this sort of genetic … Continue reading
Where Will You Go?
Lots of articles about expatriating, fleeing to other countries, particularly from the US. Naturally, it requires money I don’t have. That’s a package deal, though. In order to become the kind of person who struggles so hard for a high … Continue reading
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Cascade of Choices
How far do you go chasing truth? One thing leads to another, as the old rock song says. The title of my blog indicates I want to do what’s right for myself, and I write to give others a chance … Continue reading
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Blundering Oppression
The most competent people in government service have a tendency to leave that service. What’s left is a vast army of idiots. You realize, of course, I am attacking the popular social orthodoxy which reveres the military in particular, and … Continue reading
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Having a Mission
David asked me how I manage to keep making a significant post or more virtually every day of the year. The starting place is mission — having a sense of something you really must do lest you lose your very … Continue reading
She Needs You
There is no short course in having a shepherd’s heart. The quintessential man is a shepherd. He doesn’t need the sheep; they need him. There are blessings and rewards for getting involved, for tying yourself to their needs, but you … Continue reading
Gullible Taboos
Most taboos hide some valuable truth. Sometimes the truth hidden seems to have little connection with the taboo itself, but some of the best lies keep you too busy to notice obvious truth. If I cared much about convention, this … Continue reading