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August Aphorisms #13

The new elitism includes everybody on the condition that they include everybody. Of course, that turns about to be almost nobody, which is why the those who preach inclusion can remain so smugly elitist. . . . . Continue Reading »

The Painted Word

Upon reading the claim by a New York Times art critic that in looking at a painting “to lack a persuasive theory is to lack something crucial,” the incomparable Tom Wolfe wrote in his book The Painted Word : Then and there I experienced a flash known as the Aha! Phenomenon, and the . . . . Continue Reading »

How Bioethicists “Talk”

Reading bioethics literature is sometimes a challenging task. Bioethics-ese is replete with buzz words, such as “rich,” “robust,” “fruitful,” etc.  The verbiage often seems self-congratulatory and frequently masks some  hard-edged and very radical . . . . Continue Reading »

More Homeschool Reading and Resources

We start Monday, and not a moment too soon, in my view. I’ve spent the last two days scheduling everyone’s reading and other work from now till Christmas, using the lesson-plan feature at Homeschool Reporting, the record-keeping service to which we’ve subscribed since the . . . . Continue Reading »

Pomocon Reflections in Search of a Home

1. We want to be at home, and we want to be free. We want to fit into something larger than ourselves, something real and meaningful and permanent; and we want to control our destiny, to create something meaningful and to express our unique personality. We want to be a part, and we want to be a . . . . Continue Reading »

The Faith in Reason

Randal Rauser, a professor of theology at Taylor Seminary, Edmonton, Canada, argues that every area of life requires a faith commitment : At the end of his tremendously irritating film “Religulous”, Bill Maher states that “Faith means making a virtue out of not thinking.” With . . . . Continue Reading »

Should Work Make Us Happy?

At the Harvard Business blog , Gill Corkindale wonders whether it is realistic to expect work to make us happy: According to Swiss philosopher Alain de Botton, we are living in a unique era, when we are encouraged to seek happiness through work. The idea of work as a source of fulfillment has been . . . . Continue Reading »

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