Category Archives: Check this out

We Begin Again in Love

Posted on October 19, 2016 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Shannon E. Williams:
… forgiveness is not rational. One can seldom find a reason to forgive or be forgiven. Forgiveness is often undeserved. It may require a dimension of justice (penance, in traditional terms), but not always,…

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Where the Spirit Meets the Bone

Posted on October 3, 2016 by randomyriad

I can’t remember when I first heard a Lucinda Williams’ song or what it was, but I know that every time I hear her sing she makes me stop and take a breath. In every one of her songs there … Continue reading →

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Daniel C. Dennett: How to Criticize with Kindness

Posted on September 3, 2016 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
How to compose a successful critical commentary: You should attempt to re-express your target’s position so clearly, vividly, and fairly that your target says, “Thanks, I wish I’d thought of putting it that way.” You…

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Video: Harry Frankfurt on Bullshit

Posted on July 2, 2016 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
. Harry Frankfurt is an American philosopher and author of the New York Times bestseller “On Bullshit”. Although first conceived as an essay over 30 years ago, his theory on bullshit is more relevant today than…

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Reyna d’Assia: The Key to Immortal Consciousness

Posted on May 22, 2016 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
We have been badly educated. We live in a world of competition in which honesty is synonymous with naïveté. We must first develop good habits. Some of them may seem simple, but they are very…

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