Category: Philosophy

Who Are More Honest, Democrats or Republicans? Their Professions Tell the Tale

August 30, 2024

By Selwyn Duke “There is a level of adherence to rules on the other side [Republicans] that only when you’re at the very highest level, do you get over.” The preceding was uttered by a Democratic operative named Scott Foval while caught on hidden video in 2016. Foval knows of what he speaks, too — his business is…
Exorcist: Yes, Voting for the “Lesser of Two Evils” Is the Moral Thing to Do

August 22, 2024

By Selwyn Duke “If you look for the bad in people, you will surely find it.” This quotation, generally attributed to Abe Lincoln, alludes to a simple truth: Everyone is a sinner — no one is perfect. A corollary of this is that there’s no such thing as a “perfect” candidate (not literally speaking, anyway).…
Raising Narcissists? New Parenting Advice: DON’T Tell Kids to Apologize

August 9, 2024

By Selwyn Duke With narcissists being known for their stubborn refusal to apologize, some parenting advice gaining traction today could make a person wonder: Will narcissism be the wave of the future?
The Anti-beauty Brigade Asks: Can We Learn to Love Ugliness?

June 28, 2024

By Selwyn Duke Beauty and the beast…. We invariably know which is which. But should we be able to? And if we will always be capable of discerning the difference (hard to imagine otherwise), will we ever value ugliness as much as beauty? Some activists apparently want us to. Yet just as with the fat-liberation movement and…
Attacking America: Columbus Day Being Replaced With “Indigenous Peoples Day”

October 12, 2015

By Selwyn Duke In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. In 2015 he’s thought quite mean — at least by some people. And as a result, a movement to replace his holiday with a politically correct one is picking up steam. Read the rest here.
Stephen Hawking Is Hawking Alien-invasion Theory Again

October 2, 2015

By Selwyn Duke War of the Worlds, Independence Day, Invaders from Mars… The idea of advanced alien creatures targeting our world for conquest has long been the stuff of science fiction. But this fantasy could become fact, warns famed physicist Stephen Hawking. “If aliens visit us, the outcome could be much like when Columbus landed…
Clerk Defies Unconstitutional Court: Won’t Issue “Marriage” Licenses to Homosexuals

September 3, 2015

By Selwyn Duke Few people take moral stands today that could land them in prison, but Kim Davis (shown) is an exception. The Rowan, Kentucky, county clerk has made national news by refusing to issue marriage licenses to anyone — homosexual or straight — since the Supreme Court’s unconstitutional June Obergefell faux-marriage ruling. And now…
Some Are Now Advocating Human-Robot Marriages

August 12, 2015

By Selwyn Duke “Robot-human marriage is not about robot rights; it is about the right of a human to choose to marry a robot.” Upon reading the preceding line, one could wonder, “Is this not satire? Has a careless click of the mouse landed me at the Onion?” But the quotation is actually from Slate…
God and Evil: My Answer for Michael Savage

June 2, 2015

By Selwyn Duke Torture, pain, beheadings, the murder of children…. If God exists and is all good, how could He allow such suffering and evil? This is a common question, and a lament often an impediment to faith. It also was addressed recently on the Savage Nation radio show, where host Michael Savage — exhibiting…
The U.K. Election and the Myth of Dying Liberalism

May 18, 2015

By Selwyn Duke When someone describes his location and says he’s right or left, the obvious answer is “Of what?” It’s interesting that we never ask this in politics. This could occur to one given the recent headlines after U.K.’s May 7 election, in which the Tories defied pollsters and won a resounding victory. Business…

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