“In the supposed state of nature, all men are equally bound by the laws of nature, or to speak more properly, the laws of the Creator.” – Samuel Adams
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First Principles: In the Supposed State of Nature, All Men Are Equally Bound By the Laws of Nature, Or to Speak More Properly, the Laws of the Creator
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Thought For the Day: Anyone Can Be Passionate, But It Takes Real Lovers To Be Silly
“Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly.” –Rose Franken, author and playwright (28 Dec 1895-1988)
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Thought For the Day: One Does Not Ask of One Who Suffers: What Is Your Country and What Is Your Religion? One Merely Says: You Suffer, That Is Enough For Me
“One does not ask of one who suffers: What is your country and what is your religion? One merely says: You suffer, that is enough for me.” -Louis Pasteur, chemist and bacteriologist (27 Dec 1822-1895)
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First Principles: The Hand of Providence Has Been So Conspicuous In All This, That He Must Be Worse Than An Infidel That Lacks Faith
“The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations.” – George Washington (1778)
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Thought For the Day: We Are So Vain That We Even Care For the Opinion of Those We Don’t Care For
“We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don’t care for.” -Marie Ebner von Eschenbach, writer (1830-1916)
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First Principles: The Conditions Upon Which God Hath Given Liberty To Man Is Eternal Vigilance
“It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become prey to the active. The conditions upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.” – John Philpot Curran (1750-1814)
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Thought For the Day: Conformity In Science Is Anathema To Progress
“Conformity In Science Is Anathema To Progress. The Persistent Accusations That We Take Comfort In Agreeing With One Another Come From Those Who Have Never Attended Scientific Conferences.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson, in Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives On Civilization , p. 4
One of America’s foremost astrophysicists opposing the idea that to “follow the science” is to agree to consensus and not challenge scientific propositions at every turn. Science is not a matter of consensus. It is the pursuit of truth, wherever such pursuit may lead.
First Principles: May the Father of All Mercies Scatter Light, and Not Darkness, Upon Our Paths, and Make Us All In Our Several Vocations Useful Here
“May the father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths, and make us in all our several vocations useful here, and in His own due time and way everlastingly happy.” – George Washington (1790)
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The Christmas That Was Tragic
The Christmas That Was Tragic
by Michael Doyle
This Sunday, Christmas, is a bit tragic
When we’ve stopped believing in magic
We call it adulting but it’s really not
It’s just the goodness we’ve simply forgot
Take a deep breath, and try to believe
In all those things once simple to conceive
All the children in the world believe this night
Walking from reasons to despair into the light
Once a year, there is the annual passing of cheer
Meant to last a lifetime and never disappear
Pointy-eared elves never lie, you’re thinking of gnomes
And the joy in this world is to be dreamt into homes
In this PC world, Merry Christmas seems problematic
And the naughtiness meter has become ever tragic
Some cynics are doubting if Santa’s really still got it
He does, you just believe enough for those who’ve forgot it
(c) December 25, 2022 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: We Have Been Assured In the Sacred Writings That Except the Lord Build the House, They Labor In Vain That Build It
“God governs the affairs of man. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured in the Sacred Writings that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.” – Benjamin Franklin
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