When The Electorate Is This Stupid, Is Any Delusional Thinking Out Of Bounds?
Wow. What A Concept! If You Study, You'll Know More Than The Dimwits Who Elected Trump
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspoNeil DeGrasse Tyson's Masterclass: Teaches You How To Think - Learning How To Get Past "Thinking You're Right" To "Knowing When You're Wrong"
Thanks for your email.
Life -- including political life -- has always been a struggle.
I think World War II (which in my view was an extension of World War I) was so horrible -- following up on The Great War's poisonous gas and trench warfare with Holocaust and the Atomic bomb in World War -- that Americans got "sick of war" during the post-war period, that charmed era in which you and I grew up.
But it is an inconvenient truth that we humans are contentious cusses -- and that orneriness, coupled with the atavistic appeal of simian chest-thumping -- have finally made us "grumpy with peace."
Homo sapiens needs an enemy.
As I see it, humankind's obvious enemies are disease, poverty and, more recently, global warming.
Although it is true that scientifically oriented people get excited by battling humankind's common enemies, the dimwits -- and they are legion -- need to smell blood in the air, and burnt flesh on the wind.
Young bucks everywhere imagine war as a glorious, idealistic thing .
And old bucks everywhere are eager to take advantage of the young dumbf*cks.
Again, I draw your attention to my a.m. post:
Daniel Webster Prompts A Review Of Conspiracism And Its Destructive Role In American Politics
Your email mentions the failure of the educational system.
It's not so much failure of the educational system as failure of families (whom Cowboy Capitalism has converted from responsible Citizenship to Consumerism) to inculcate passion for deep learning. One can argue that this "family failure" may be a failure of the educational system but I do not see religious authorities teaching "the faithful" that it is a "sin" not to revere Science and Learning.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ: "Research As Adoration"
Church authorities are too busy enhancing their power-over-the-collection-plate by making people afraid of God's terrorization - Armageddon in this life, and Hell in the next.
"Has America Lost Its Mind?" 1A's Brilliant Interview With "Fantasyland's" Kurt Andersen
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Televangelist Jim Bakker Resurrected: If This Doesn't Scare The Bejesus Out Of You, Repent For Your End Is Near!
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Many Christians Live In An Unbreakable Bubble Of Biblical And Theological Dunderheadedness
Just this morning I was sketching an essay in my head concerning Christianity's lip service to love, while preparing for Armageddon as the only godly way to purge humanity of its sins, to wipe the slate clean.
Purgation did not work well with Noah and The Great Flood nor it will work any better "next time."
"The Great Flood" Was "God's Plan" To Cleanse The World Of Evil. As Events Unfolded, Noah's Own Children Were At Least As Bad As The Humans Killed By The Flood
"My Gripe With Christianity"
It Is Important To Know These Things So Religion Doesn't Do You More Harm Than Good
What Too Many Christians Get Wrong
Jesus: Festive Tippler And Friend Of Whores, Publicans, Tax Collectors And Sundry Sinners
The Christian Doctrine Of Damnation... And The Destruction Of Christ-Spirit
The Christian Doctrine Of Damnation... And The Destruction Of Christ-Spirit
Compendium Of Best Pax Posts On Organized Religion And The Everyday Validation Of Violence
In the meantime, I suggest it is organized Christianity's primary purpose to teach -- in every way possible -- that EVERYTHING hinges on the primacy of Truth illuminated by Reason.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ: "Research As Adoration"
"Theosis, Service And The Future Of Christianity"
John Ford, John Wayne, Aquinas And Theosis (Christian Divinization)
Aquinas, St. Symeon The New Theologian And Their Spiritual Kin
"Theosis, Service And The Future Of Christianity"
John Ford, John Wayne, Aquinas And Theosis (Christian Divinization)
Aquinas, St. Symeon The New Theologian And Their Spiritual Kin
"Since God Doesn't Heal Amputees, Humankind Will. The Future Of Christian Theology"
“God became man that man might become God"
Church Father, St. Athanasius
Trump has seized power because Americans have NEVER been so contemptuous of Truth as they are now, evangelizing pigheaded ignorance with greater zeal than Trump grabbing pussy.
Earlier Today, I Heard A Trump Supporter Say: "You Don't Know What To Believe." And Once Trump Gets You To Throw Up Your Hands, You Won't Be More Able To Determine What's True. Instead, You'll Be More Willing To Accept Lies As Truth. This Is Why Trump Lies So Much And Says "Who Knows? We'll See" So Often. Hannah Arendt Has The Details
As recently as The Greatest Generation - my maternal grandfather among them - blue collar workers deferred to the knowledgeability of "The Learned."
But now blue collar workers are contemptuous of learning, and - by extension - they're contemptuous of expertise.
Conservatives And Liberals: "How We Ended Up In 2 Totally Divided Camps, Both Convinced They're Absolutely Right"
"The Greatest Generation: Labor, Capital And Betrayal Of The Social Contract"
For the first 12 months of his "administration" Trump did not even have a "Science Advisor" - and when SOBMF finally chose one, he selected a 31 year old with a degree in political science. WTF!?!?!
On Sun, Jul 29, 2018 at 2:22 PM, FV wrote:
Dear AI heard a disheartening statistic on one of this morning's shows that featured a holocaust survivor.22% of millennials never heard of the holocaust. Add that to the naysayers and the self absorbed social media generation and its no wonder white nationalism or fascism or any of the isms of that time don't scare this country like it once did.Another sign of the failed educational system.Love
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