Perhaps it’s time to revisit a Déjà Vu~Times post from September 29, 2009 titled “Are We There Yet (at the T-point)?”1 because, it seems that we have indeed arrived — on the dual wings of a bio-weapon. Some anarchists, who see this as a left-wing coup feel vindicated in their warnings about leftists and are […]
(Trying to unpack the words) (Updated from a post of March 14, 2014*) Every so often, my Christian friends wax patriotic about natural law, and I have to take a time-out to calm myself. Here’s why: 1. God’s continual lament1 about human nature is that man is an egocentric, rebellious, wayward creature whose natural inclination
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Back in October 2009, I wrote the following:* “Despite the “neon” warning that: It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God[1] most of us, in our fondest dreams, wish we were smitten with riches and that we
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(OR Déjà Vu of “The Terrible Twos”?) This post is in commemoration of the 107th Anniversary year of the founding (1907) of Ayn Rand’s (1905-1982) philosophy of “Objectivism.”1 Before you swear in outrage at this ridiculous accusation, let me swear: “This commemoration arises out of Ayn’s very own words.” Check it out yourself: “I was
The Gods must have an infinite sense of irony to have inspired the naming of this modern behemoth.Is this not the latest, perfect symbol of ten-thousand déjà vus since the days of Cain? Is this what we champion with our capital addictions? Isn’t this the inevitable legacy of the Randians? Isn’t there a better option?
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“Capitalism cannot coexist with the morality of altruism.” That was a statement1 made by Ayn Rand in 1967 on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (at 22:12 minutes). Considering her well-documented admiration of unregulated capitalism and her disdain of altruism, she meant it as a commendation of capitalism. But when we look at the “ways
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—in the coffin of “Objectivism.” Some say, “Two out of three ain’t bad,” but empirical observation says, “When it’s a milking stool or a tripod, or a 3-legged philosophy, two out of three ain’t enough to sit (or to hang your hat) on.” Daniel Pink’s latest book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us,