Something for Sunday Morning
> [T]he strength of any falsehood consists in the impotence of the corresponding
truth, and the strength of an evil consists in the impotence of the
corresponding good.
Vladimir Solovyov
Topic
Philosophy
A collection of 133 issues
Big v. Little
When government acts, it looks at the big picture. Usually, government looks at
sophisticated studies that consider harm and benefit and things like that.
Sometimes, it looks at polls and what people want as a whole. No matter what,
the government always tries to consider the big picture. It'
Dyin' to Die
From Secondhand Smoke
[http://www.wesleyjsmith.com/blog/2005/11/more-ugly-truths-about-assisted.html]:
> A Swiss assisted suicide organization called Dignitas has helped a depressed
woman kill herself in Germany. True, the woman presented a fake medical report,
stating she was very ill. But the head of Dignitas said it didn&
Not Discrimination?
> Deciding not to accept as candidates for the priesthood men with "deeply rooted
homosexual tendencies" would not be an act of discrimination, said the general
secretary of the Italian bishops' conference. . .
> Bishop Betori said that if the bishops decide being homosexual and being a
priest
Cliche Clooney
One thing has always struck me about George Clooney: His incredible arrogance:
> It's very easy when you're a conservative to say 'good' and 'bad.' It's simple:
evildoers, bad people. The job of a liberal is to see both sides.
Philosophy Site
Philosophy in Cyberspace
[http://www-personal.monash.edu.au/~dey/phil/section1.htm] looks like a
promising site, though its branches of philosophy don't include Thomism or
Phenomenology (the former is set forth under "Medieval Thought and Philosophy";
I couldn't find the latter at all,
The Anscombe Society
It's nice to know there is such a society. It's nice to hear they're teaching
this message:
> The Anscombe Society at Princeton University was organized for the express
purpose of promoting chastity. Chastity - now that's a behavior you hardly ever
Dirty Billboard Removed
> Brooklyn parents, who were hot and bothered by a billboard featuring a naked
blonde across the street from an elementary school, have won their fight to have
the sign taken down.
NY Post Link [http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/55716.htm].
I'm glad the parents won,
On Comparing Ourselves
Pierre Manent writes about the predicament of modern man's unique sin. It rings
true with me, so I reproduce it here:
> Comparing oneself to others is the misfortune and original sin of men in our
societies. The misfortune is that the man who compares himself with others
The Weekend Eudemon
Another Saturday morning, another case of writer's block. We try to write the
first draft of The Weekend Eudemon on Friday evening, preferably after a few
block-removing beers, but Eric was in charge (not control) of Meg and Max--the
spunky four-year-old and wandering two-year-old--by himself last night. His