Category Archives: social sciences

World Trying to Catch Up

Posted on November 16, 2015 by ehurst

The rest of the world is trying to catch up with us, but it will take a very long time. The BBC asks Is Another Human Living inside You? Well, duh. We are all multiple people, and that’s part of … Continue reading →

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A Mystic’s Intel

Posted on October 23, 2015 by ehurst

There is a place for military-style intelligence operations in the Kingdom of Heaven, but it’s a pretty small one. As we keep saying, our whole point is exploiting the context for God’s glory. God gave us the brain’s intellect so … Continue reading →

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Watching Politics

Posted on October 16, 2015 by ehurst

Genuinely good people have no interest in ruling the lives of others. All political candidates bear some flavor of moral evil. As I’ve pointed out all too often, our current system of government, and our entire civilization as a whole, … Continue reading →

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Legal Excuse

Posted on October 15, 2015 by ehurst

Just a short one this time: No human legal system is equivalent to morality. It is never more than a pitiful compromise between competing demands. Companies like Yes Communities will use the laws as an excuse for some of the … Continue reading →

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Lying Political and Economic Theories

Posted on October 14, 2015 by ehurst

Take a look at all the various political and economic theories currently promoted. Contrast that with what God said in His revelation. Sure, you can read any of the current theories back into the Bible and get whatever you like. … Continue reading →

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Political Critical Mass

Posted on October 5, 2015 by ehurst

What kind of madness maintains the bloody tension between the State of Israel and the Palestinians? What perverted sickness keeps generation after generation locked in the open air prisons of Gaza and the West Bank? A great many Christian Zionists … Continue reading →

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Saints Will Tribulate

Posted on September 23, 2015 by ehurst

While the roots of our current brand of conservative versus progressive politics are grounded in the social mythology of Germanic tribal types — masculine versus feminine — it’s not that simple any more. The Cult has taken advantage of this … Continue reading →

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Witness in a New World

Posted on September 9, 2015 by ehurst

Social dominance or effective leadership is always contextual. It requires the leader be aware of the contextual nuances of what people take for granted so that they convince others to follow. If folks don’t follow, you aren’t a leader. It … Continue reading →

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Friday Extra: We Call It “Solipsism”

Posted on July 10, 2015 by ehurst

It’s a tough game when you apply individual psychological assessments to whole nations. But if I offered you a government document and asked you to read the tone via standard psychological assessments, you’d get the idea. It’s not as if … Continue reading →

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Laugh or Not?

Posted on June 22, 2015 by ehurst

It’s blasphemy. Having a sense of humor is a universal human trait, but so is shame. Thus, what we find funny may be highly influenced by culture, but it will always be moderated through our individual personality. Most of us … Continue reading →

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