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The Other Side: 5 – Process

There is no goal; there is only process. As commonly conceived, there is actually no such thing as “objective reality.” We can approach it, but the closer we come, the more uncertain it becomes. In Particle Physics, for example, we … Continue reading

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The Other Side: 1 – The Prison

We don’t belong here. We weren’t designed for this, but we are stuck in it. Nobody escapes without first embracing this. The English language, and the entire thought process behind it, lacks the facility for handling this discussion properly. So … Continue reading

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Most Economic Growth Is Rooted in Sin

Think about it. What is it burns so brightly as to fire the economic engines of growth? You can give it a lot of different names, but it boils down to folks wanting stuff they don’t have. Granted, wanting more … Continue reading

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Good and Bad with Vocaloids

I am an arts curmudgeon. Making no pretense to cultural literacy, I can tell you honestly whether I like something or not when it is presented as art, and I’m hardly worried about how well that opinion matches any standards, … Continue reading

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Nobody Believes It

Stop and think. Have you met a single government employee, particularly in regards to their government function, who honestly works to limit government power? How about to merely increase government accountability? We can wax eloquent on the grand philosophical themes … Continue reading

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The Revolution Has Already Failed

(Pulling together a lot of threads, most of you, dear readers, will follow along fine without a jillion links.) There won’t be a revolution. The moment for that was long, long ago. About the only way you could get a … Continue reading

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Collapse of the West

Pay attention folks. Try not to miss the really important factors as you watch this titanic, extreme slow-motion train wreck. Western Civilization is collapsing. This is no simple rough patch; it’s game over. The really hard part is almost no … Continue reading

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Worms and Viruses: Government Sponsored Terror

At first it was just the juvenile hijinks of some very skillful hackers, who became crackers. Then they shared their goodies with wannabe crackers we called “script kiddies” and there were far more of them, so incidents rose. Then someone … Continue reading

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Laws and the Lawgiver

Lately I’ve run into people who just don’t grasp the most basic assumptions behind the Law Covenants in the Bible. As always, we have to start from the assumption God nurtured and created a specific language and culture after the … Continue reading

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Violence Rising

In general, I avoid TV. I won’t try to present the arguments and research here, but TV watching is promoted only because it has a subtle hypnotic effect. This effect is denied by the primary victims, and proven repeatedly in … Continue reading

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