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Small Things
Have a bit of a bug, so only a few small things today. Red State A reliable, though not infallible, mark of a bad argument is the level of self-congratulation…
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Government Health Care Simply Explained
There is bigger news today (none larger), but since most of you are disinclined to believe it, we'll pass on to less important matters. Here, though, is other news tangential…
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Life Isn’t Fair: Part III
We are at the position where somebody thinks a rule, law, or stricture, or the lack of the same, is fair or unfair. The justification for this belief must (eventually)…
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Life Isn’t Fair: Part II
Last time we explored a small list of items in which fairness in circumstance are impossible. These were sex, place and time of birth, physical location (we all can't be…
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Life Isn’t Fair: Part I
I'm traveling these next few days and unable to put up new material. This post, which is more relevant today and which I wish I could edit, originally appeared on…
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Best Books Project
I need your help. Together, we will reach out to those whom we consider to be possessed of the Biggest Brightest Brains and ask them to provide a list of…
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Proposed Scottish Law To Allow 16-Year-Olds To Have “Doctors” Kill Them
How many of you have kids? Remember when they were around the sixteen-year mark? Somewhat volatile emotionally, would you not agree? Particularly females of the species. Laughter today, bitter tears…
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The Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage, Part IV (Final)
Part III Question 5 I have heard you say that homosexuals do not choose their "orientation" and that everybody has a right to be happy and thus has the right…