August 10, 2002 – Edited: December 30, 2008 Basic Freedoms – Religion, Speech, Conscience As with some other subjects, I plan to discuss religion and cultism in terms of ethical judgments made independently of government and laws, except in extreme … Continue reading →
August 3, 2002 – Edited: December 30, 2008 Comments on Cultism Continued You can pretend if you want. The powerless can pretend to be free, and in control. He or she can pretend the liar is speaking the truth. He … Continue reading →
August 1, 2002 – Edited: December 30, 2008 The tendency, among those who don’t understand justice, is to forgive the manipulator, who seems successful and authoritative, and condemn those who are manipulated, who seem unsuccessful and weak. Ironically, this is … Continue reading →
July 29, 2002 – Edited: December 30, 2008 Responsibility, Weakness and Cultism Often we hear the type of thinking that undermines the role of personal responsibility. Recently on a CBC Radio interview, I heard a financial expert explain that the … Continue reading →
July 13, 2002 – Edited: December 30, 2008 Sources for Learning Values I was exposed to identity-sustaining values when I was young: from my parents, from parts of the Bible (like Proverbs or Ecclesiastes), and also from lots of reading … Continue reading →
July 5, 2002 Edited: December 30, 2008 Why all these topics? Eventually, I hope this site is of interest to different kinds of readers. But in particular, I hope it’s of interest to those readers like me who are inclined … Continue reading →
June 22, 2002 Edited: December 30, 2008 This is a web magazine about ideas – about truth, values and reality – and includes reviews of ideas presented in the media, on the Internet, and in books – old and … Continue reading →