Okay. Since I still can't seem to fall asleep (damn my napping earlier this evening), I've been letting the Faux Friendship article rumble through my head. Train of thought was something like this ( Read more... )

Reality is what you can't know. What you can't be certain of. It is the future. it is what will happen, what could happen. It is what causes pain, what permits opportunity, what defeats planning ( Read more... )

The reason I included Hob Gadling in my little pantheon... is this ( Read more... )

The Gandhian principle is not one of non-violence. It's a principle of endurance ( Read more... )

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When I talk about ignorance (esp. in relation to fear), I am not talking about casual unawareness, like "Oh, I don't know anything about that."

I'm talking about this:To call these people stupid is to insult stupid people everywhere who are honestly trying to use what intelligence they have. This is not the kind of stupidity you are born with. ( Read more... )

This is a response to this post (which was brilliant):

http://prop8trialtracker.com/2010/01/24/rules-of-same-sex-engagement/

Let's start here, near the end:And it is in contemplation of those un-easily answered questions, that the fear of same-sex ( Read more... )

"But this much she knew-those who truly love should not require reciprocity."Let's start with some questions ( Read more... )

*rubs head*

Okay. I've let this simmer too long, but it's not lending itself to essay form. I'm going to try the stream-of-consciousness thing before I go to bed.

My moral system is based off a cycle of knowledge and action. Anything that perpetuates that cycle is good; anything that messes with it is bad ( Read more... )

The Truth. The Real ( Read more... )