OceansOfThought @ March 31, 2008 # 2 Comments
Executive Summary After years of waggling, Airbus and Boeing have finally gotten their respective governments to take their case to the WTO. A full trade war is about to erupt, one that threatens to undermine the WTO itself; if either the US or the EU does not comply with a ruling. While the issues are […]
OceansOfThought @ March 28, 2008 # One Comment
The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just. -Abraham Lincoln Attentive readers note this is my first question mark. But first a critique: You know what would be a good place for solar panels? A desert. Just ignore the […]
OceansOfThought @ March 27, 2008 # One Comment
To give victory to the right, not bloody bullets, but peaceful ballots only, are necessary. -Abraham Lincoln America is facing a real problem today: Democracy at work. On the democratic side (2008), the nominee for president is still in doubt, and the closer the process gets to the convention the more people are talking about […]
OceansOfThought @ March 26, 2008 # One Comment
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts. -Abraham Lincoln In my short life I have had the standard number of birthdays for my age as many other people. But there are […]
OceansOfThought @ March 24, 2008 # 3 Comments
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. – Abraham Lincoln Thru the years, as we have come to understand the problems that plague us we’ve learned there are simple underlying cause of things that explode into big things. We call these annoying little […]
Pieces And Parts @ March 23, 2008 # 4 Comments
Guest Essay by B.R. “So potent was religion in persuading to evil deeds.” – Lucretius If your leader feels like raiding the village at the other end of the valley because he’s tired of all the women in his village then he simply says they worship a false god and your god wants them punished. […]
Pieces And Parts @ March 22, 2008 # One Comment
Guest Essay by B.R. “Fear is the mother of all gods.” – Lucretius Sure, it started out harmless enough. Simple stories to explain away the things they encountered in their daily lives, nothing more than that. However, that would not last long. The simple stories would evolve and impact their daily lives, e.g. if the […]
Pieces And Parts @ March 21, 2008 # Comments Off on The Socio-Political History of Organized Religion, Part I
Guest Essay by B.R. “All religions are equally sublime to the ignorant, useful to the politician, and ridiculous to the philosopher.” – Titus Lucretius Carus How, why, and when did the concept of gods, and now a singular divine entity, watching over humanity come into existence? What role does this concept play in the formation […]
OceansOfThought @ March 21, 2008 # One Comment
Quarrel not at all. – Abraham Lincoln let’s talk about race… I mean…, music. Rap tells a story, of where the singer is coming from, what they have lived thru and experienced, and the feelings they have, along with the circumstances that surround their lives. Country tells a story, of where the singer is coming from, […]
OceansOfThought @ March 20, 2008 # One Comment
I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside of me. – Abraham Lincoln There are times in your life that your friends will be mad at you and there is nothing you can do about it. Further more, as frustrating as that is, they won’t respond to tell […]