Friday, July 28, 2006
Why Nietzsche is Right
A few reasons Nietszche is right: 1. Strong people deal with reality 2. Weak peole hide in Christian ideals 3. Christianity is blood-sucking. It hates life affirming beliefs. 4. Man's instinct is all that is needed to succeed and make a better world.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Sartre should make you sick
Sartre makes people sick, and the fact is that he intended this. This is clear from his book, aptly titled, The Nausea. That's right, once you realize that you are here in this world without a special, preordained purpose, then you should feel sick. That's because most of us have been indoctrinated...
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Friday, March 10, 2006
Thinking through Sartre
Types of people Stone 4 This person is oblivious and therefore passive. He takes the path of least resistance. Happiness is maintained through ignorance. Personal examples: – I was happy growing up at home, no matter how much pain my parents caused me. Every time I considered confronting them, I...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006
The Sickness of Evangelicals
Ever wonder why Evangelicals are so desperate to convert the rest of us? Let's consider this question further. First, let's consider how Evangelicals consciously think of their need to convert. Second, I want to look at some potential, realistic subconscious root causes of this desire to convert...
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Wednesday, February 8, 2006
What isn't worthless?
The only thing that isn’t worthless: to live this life out truthfully and rightly. And be patient with those who don’t. - Marcu Aurelius Is everything else actually worthless? This dictum is hard to accept, but I admire it for its brevity and clarity. These are some implications of this dictum: Do...
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Monday, January 30, 2006
More Roman Wisdom
So remember this when something threatens to cause you pain: the thing itself was no misfortune at all; to endure it and prevail is good fortune. This "commandment" from Marcus Aurelius is striking. It follows one of his major themes that pain and suffering are not excuses to become embittered,...
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Sunday, January 29, 2006
Insight from Romans
One of the famous Roman emporers and philosophers was Marcus Aurelius. His book Meditations is worth your money and time. This statement of his is interesting to consider: Even if you're going to live three thousand more years, or ten times that, remember: you cannot lose another life than the one...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
More Decadence: Blessed are the Meek...
Jesus is famous for his Beatitudes, which are quoted to remind the heathens of the gentle nature of Christianity. While I applaud Christians for attempting a semblance of gentleness, I must disagree with the logic and utility of their more gentle doctrines. Jesus said "Blessed are the meek, for they...
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Monday, January 23, 2006
More Decadent Christian Rules
Now that I've disposed of the Golden Rule, it's time to focus attention on another famous maxim of Jesus: Turn the other cheek when your enemy insults you. Yet again, Christ implores us to behave in an illogical and impractical manner. Like the Rule, this maxim is oft quoted, but rarely applied. And...
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Sunday, January 22, 2006
Decadent Christians
One of the most famous and approved sayings of Christ is "due unto others as you would have them do unto you." This Golden Rule is revered by children and adults everywhere. But, the fact that it is universally accepted is no indicator of its ethical utility. On the contrary, if most Americans...
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