contributed by Chad McCarty From a deep belief that God has imbued each human being with the free will to think and choose for themselves, I contend that, having examined the available evidence, it would violate my deepest convictions to capitulate to a coercive campaign to receive an experimental medical intervention in the form of […]
contributed by Peter Wilberg 2021 Firstly, forget whatever you have been told about Marxism from people who have never studied Marx in their life. Karl Marx long ago predicted that capitalism would lead to an ever-increasing concentration of wealth in the hands of a few – what today is called the 1% (actually more like
People will be interpreting and debating covid numbers for the foreseeable future. In some places (in more conservative places especially) the unvaccinated are poorer and of generally worse health, in other places, (like my community) the unvaccinated are the most health conscious people around. The “unvaccinated” are sometimes the “not fully vaccinated”, which are often
Everyone these days is concerned about fascism. The liberal factions have won what was previously thought to be an unthinkable level of obedience to extreme measures by using the fear of fascists, which, without Trump, has had to find new boogeymen. While the FBI has been busy manipulating and bribing poor rednecks into some caricature
True joy is a by-product of faith in the inescapable meaning and value of life, which includes facing the seemingly darker aspects of existence that give us a way to learn and grow, as well as including the value in existence as it is and as we are. With this attitude comes the knowledge that
Immunology has been debating what “immunity” means since its very inception as a field. The central figure in the early days, Elie Metchnikoff, conceived of it as a kind of equilibrium between different cell lines. Probably the most important figure in its history, Frank Burnet, used to say “immunology was more of a philosophical problem
Antonio Grub: REASONS POETRY FEELS INACCESSIBLE TODAY : Much lyric poetry descends from ancient hymn, and the hymn is a sort of prayer, and religious artforms tend to feel alien in a secular world. Today’s dominant artforms—popular music, TV shows, film, video games and, yes, cuisine—give a gratification more immediate. Poetry has tended to be
The iconoclastic intellectual Jason Jorjani is trying to start a philosophical/ political movement called Prometheanism, with himself as the leader, presumably embodying his stated gods: Prometheus and his Christian analog “the devil”. Prometheus is an interesting character, astrologically embodied by Uranus and symbolized by Aquarius. Definitely a good rallying sign for a brighter future, but
Reading and pondering the critics of two of my favorite thinkers, Henri Bergson and Gilles Deleuze, I noticed some interesting similarities between Wyndham Lewis, a painter and critic of the early 20th century who wrote a long book “Time and Western Man” ranting against the “time philosophers”, especially Bergson; and Francois Laruelle, a contemporary philosopher
contributed by Peter Wilberg: Partial abstract of fully documented interview presentation by Dr. David Martin: No less than 172 SARS related coronaviruses bearing close relation to the supposed gene sequence for SARS-CoV-2 supposedly identified only in January 2020 have been patented since the year 2000. The first vaccine specifically targeting the ‘spike’ or S-protein and
