Thought For the Day: Science Is More Than A Body of Knowledge; It is a Way of Thinking…When the People Have Lost the Ability to Knowledgably Question Those In Authority….

“Science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what’s true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness.” – Carl Sagan, astronomer and author (1934-1996)

With all due respect, when those claiming to follow science decry those who question what is passing for science though disproven every other day almost, these persons doing so are no longer following science but asserting false dogma and insisting the People cultishly follow their self-appointed high priests of false knowledge.

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First Principles: There Are More Instances of the Abridgment of the Freedom of the People By Gradual and Silent Encroachments of Those In Power Than By Violent and Sudden Usurpations

“There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” – James Madison, speech to the Virginia Ratifying Convention, 1788

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A Mix Inside the Mix

Lighthouse Gallery -Reflections In the Negative

A Mix Inside the Mix
by Pure Love and Michael Romani

Look inside the mirror
What you see is only surface
To believe it is to be in error
And only see the face

Inside every line is the trace
Of a life lived in grace
Filled with memories to embrace
Imbued with every living trace

Of places seen
And songs heard
The experience of being
Crossed lines now blurred

(c) January 25, 2022 Pure Love & Michael Romani
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Coco Reserve - Mirrored Microcosm of Paradise

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Thought For the Day: It Is A Habit of Mankind To Entrust To Careless Hope What They Long For, and To Use Sovereign Reason To Thrust Aside What They Do Not Fancy

“For it is a habit of mankind to entrust to careless hope what they long for, and to use sovereign reason to thrust aside what they do not fancy.” – Thucydides (c.455-c.400 BC)

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First Principles: National Defense Is One of the Cardinal Duties of A Statesman

“National defense is one of the cardinal duties of a statesman.” – John Adams (1815)

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Under the Potter’s Hands

The Plain of Jars - Shrouded Memories
Under the Potter's Hands
by Michael Doyle

Under the potter's hands
He forms the clay
We talk, He understands
We live yet another day

In our time, we fold hands
Across the world, in many lands
Talking to God quietly
Rescued from myself politely

God in His purpose and mercy
Corrects our daily history
Amazed in the grace given
Living the love of the forgiven

We stand together sharing our burdens
Knowing the love, however we are hurting
Checking our own hearts to ensure we're right
Marking of our own lives, the best of light

Keeping in our hearts the essence of the law
Of the Lord above as guidance for us all
These are the words that lead to wisdom
And are the keys to our Father's Kingdom

(c) January 24, 2022 Michael Doyle
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Peaceful Moments  -  Sentinel Lighthouse

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First Principles: Patriotism Is As Much A Virtue As Justice, and Is As Necessary For the Support of Societies As Natural Affection Is For the Support of Families

“Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families.” – Benjamin Rush

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Thought For the Day: As the Pain That Can Be Told Is But Half A Pain, So the Pity That Questions Has Little Healing In Its Touch

“As the pain that can be told is but half a pain, so the pity that questions has little healing in its touch.” -Edith Wharton, novelist (24 Jan 1862-1937)

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In Remembrance of Salvador Dali

Today is the anniversary of the date on which Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali passed away (January 23, 1989). He was renown for his precise draftsmanship, technical skill, and the bizarre, striking images that came from his imagination. He is also known for his work on a Disney film begun in 1945 and not released until 2003, Destino:

My take is that it is worth the almost six and a half minutes to see the work of this world famous artist. It is very different.

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Learning To Not Be Anxious

Beachy Keen - Ultimate Sunrise
Learning To Not Be Anxious
by Michael Doyle

Tossing and turning without sleep
Filled with thoughts that won't keep
This world is filled with complexity
Enough to fill our hearts with anxiety

The restlessness of what we must endure
For all these trepidations there is a cure
There is no failure; nor is there duplicity
But there is a need to overcome this anxiety

Rejoice then in the Lord forever and always
We must be anxious for nothing in our days
Letting God keeping our minds on the good
These practical passages need to be understood

The chaos of our times raise so very high
There are enough troubles to make us cry
The reasons with certainty are solidly real
But belief and faith in God will prevail

Worrying about these things brings more harm
This is the truth even when life loses its charm
God's pure ministry is full of truth and hope
With it, we can at last learn how to cope

Troubles will be present but need not be a prison
These are magnified only if kept focused in prism
It does us very little good to ruminate
Instead meditate on the Lord and become sedate

Peter learned to walk through the storms of Galilee
Keeping his eyes focused on Jesus, his soul was free
The paper and the radio tell us to keep in fear
But hasn't God kept us safe in life, year after year?

God is the door opened by the King of all Kings
His mercy given makes him the master of all things
Bringing comfort in all causes held in despair
The bringer of comfort found in our daily prayer

Having confidence in all that we quietly pray
Contending with whatever has passed in our day
Through the valley of the shadow of death making our way
Rejoice in overcoming regardless of what others say

Thankful in our prayers and earnest supplication
Giving over to God all cares found in appreciation
Counting our blessings we life our voices in praise
Being grateful for all of our many blessed days

(c) January 23, 2022 Michael Doyle
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City Beach at Ambiance Hideaway

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