America’s greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. Freedom without moral commitment is aimless and promptly self-destructive. | |
— John W. Gardner | |
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On This Day In: | |
2019 | Many Forms |
2018 | Serenity Prayer |
2017 | But The Clock Says It’s Already Two Minutes 30 Seconds to Midnight |
2016 | Towards No Regret |
2015 | 109 And Beyond |
2014 | Are You Waiting? |
2013 | Traditional Human Sacrifice |
2012 | A Division Of Men |
2011 | Miles, Legends and Superwoman |
Got Tragedy? | |
2010 | My Company For A Prince!! |
On The Shoulders Of Titans | |
Posts Tagged ‘Belief’
Like Belief In Truth And Facts
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Belief, Facts, Faith, Freedom, Greatness, John W. Gardner, Moral Commitments, Philosophy, Quotes, Truth on November 20, 2020| 2 Comments »
Foundational Pillar Of Civilized Discourse
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Assumptions, Belief, Civilization, Civilized Discourse, Clock Watchers: The Beautiful Benefits of Contemplating Doom, Enlightenment, Facts, Logical Argument, Philosophy, Quotes, Values, Wired Magazine, Wired.com on December 22, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The Enlightenment sought to establish reason as the foundational pillar of civilized discourse. In this conception, logical argument matters, and the truth of a statement is tested by examination of values, assumptions, and facts, not by how many people believe it. Cyber-enabled information warfare threatens to replace these pillars of logic and truth with fantasy and rage. | |
— Herbert Lin | |
As quoted by: Virginia Heffernan | |
In her article: “Clock Watchers: The Beautiful Benefits of Contemplating Doom“ | |
In Wired Magazine, dtd: Apr 2019 | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | Seven Minutes. Not Six, Not Eight |
2017 | Falling Forward One Step At A Time |
2016 | And Without Expectation |
2015 | Just Do It |
I Am A Runner | |
2014 | Some Things I Learned (Mostly) In The Army: |
2013 | Who You Are |
2012 | Mine Stands |
2011 | Aversions |
Anything / Everything
Posted in Faith, Faith Family and Friends, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Belief, Faith, Incredulous, Philosophy, Quotes, Umberto Eco on April 30, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Not that the incredulous person doesn’t believe in anything. It’s just that he doesn’t believe in everything. | |
— Umberto Eco | |
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On This Day In: | |
2018 | Touching A Nerve |
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors | |
I Have Realities In My Past | |
2017 | Did I See You In Chapter 13? |
2016 | As I Recall |
2015 | Less And More Irritation |
2014 | That Marvelous Feeling |
2013 | Exceptional |
2012 | A Wild And Crazy Believer |
2011 | A Lack Of Scarcity |
The Joy Of Prevention | |