When I read this article “Opinion: Christian conservatives betray their values in criticizing Ramaswamy’s faith” I was disappointed to see the author confusing Christian values with American values. Because they aren’t the same. And God spoke all these words: ‘I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land […]
Politics
Kudos To The Christian Right
Kudos to the Christian Right for their stunning political victory in overturning Roe v. Wade. In spite of the fact that the majority of Americans favor legalized abortions. They accomplished this by 1) building a propaganda machine that 2) drove a fund raising machine that 3) built a political network with a disproportionate influence on […]
Is Theism A Religion?
I ask this question in contrast to the “Is (A)theism A Religion?” question to see if the same logic applies. Theism has one and only one belief. That a god or gods or super natural entities exist. Belief systems based on these assumptions are generally called religious world views, or religions. But is a single […]
Is Atheism A Religion? #2
Whether atheism is a religion or not depends entirely on how you define the word “religion”. In this article I would like to discuss the following three issues: Which definition of “religion” are you using? Why does it matter? A better distinction Which definition of “religion” are you using? The most traditional definition of religion […]
Contraception, Abortion, and Gay Rights: The Last Rallying Cry For The Christian Right
Christianity has lost a lot of ground over the last few hundred years. It used to be the dominate force in western society but is slowly being replaced by secular thinking and the church is fading into the background. The big traditional issues like blasphemy and heresy have been legislated away by laws encouraging religious […]
Secular Is The Future Of The World
Any institution that is based on exclusion is destined to fail. Religions and dictatorships are based on the absence of freedom and information. And there will always be a struggle to maintain their defenses. Especially in this information age. North Korea and China are examples of governments that keep their citizens in check by controlling […]
How To Stop Religious Extremism
Religious extremism depends on early childhood indoctrination and a homogeneous message with no outside influence. So the way to stop religious extremism is to break this cycle. All religions have the same Achilles heel… Reality. AKA: Outside knowledge, western / secular thinking (atheism). Boko Haram knows this, because their name means “western education is sin”. […]
Why A Nanny State Is Inevitable
A nanny state is the result of society reaching a point where an individuals actions effects everyone else. This could be caused by laws, excessive population, natural resource depletion, etc. Alcohol, tobacco, drug use and obesity. These are all unhealthy activities where the government has passed laws limiting personal responsibility to the point where those […]
Women Will Change The World
Women have been consistently discriminated against more than any other class of people. They represent 50% of the world population and have been subject to prejudice and discrimination since the beginning of recorded history. Just think what will happen when women get organized and start asserting their full rights. They will literally change the world. […]
Social Crimes
Social crimes are “crimes” to the extent that they fail to produce, contribute to, or otherwise advance society. The classic examples are suicide, abortion, contraception, homosexuality, prostitution, drug use and gambling. These activities are personal in nature and not beneficial to the group. They aren’t necessarily counter productive like suicide. They just don’t promote or […]
Gay Rights And Population Control
Gay rights and population control should be looked at in tandem. Overpopulation will be the cause of progressively more problems in the future. Access to food and clean water is already a major problem in third world countries. Immigration and energy consumption are problems in first world countries as a result of overpopulation. Eventually the […]
Will Drug Decriminalization / Regulation Work?
The goal of regulating drugs is to reduce its overall cost to society. Right now there are 3 general social costs of drug use. The cost to the drug users themselves in terms of human failure, misery, and time spend behind bars for those who get caught. The cost of criminal activity associated with drug […]
What’s Right vs What’s Popular
The will of the people. The majority rules. These are noble concepts until they start imposing on the rights of the minorities. Which is often the case. But fortunately these forces are offset by “activist” who go against the grain to speak for the minorities. This is a necessary process because society is slow and […]
Why Is Drug Use Illegal?
Why doesn’t the American right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness include the right to get stoned? The government seems to think that removing all of your liberties and putting you in jail at the taxpayers expense is less harmful to “society” than allowing recreational drug use. The single most harmful byproduct of […]