I rarely visit A/N these days, but I want to express my gratitude for my experiences as an A/N member. Having worked alone in my efforts to hammer out rationally sound philosophies for a number of years, A/N gave me access to a world of brilliant thinkers. There were numerous issues I was having a hard time wrapping my mind around, and I was very fortunate to find thinkers who had traveled further down the path. Answers to life's eternal questions are not found on A/N. However, A/N does…

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A Letter from My Bones:

 

We are here to remind you of who you are.

You are temporary.

You are broken.

You are pieces and parts that fit together less and less…

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I had two SBF students walk out of my class the other day when we had a discussion about the rights of the mother vs the rights of the unborn. They said such discussion was "just wrong." They also sent angry e-mails when I talked about the oppression of homosexuals in America.

HOWEVER... their strong moral convictions did not keep them from cheating on today's test.

At this juncture, the incident struck me more as predictable than ironic!

Here is a cut and paste from the Beyond Morality Group:



As a moral relativist, I have spent a lot of time on A/N shooting down the attempts of others to create a universal moral code. I think it's

sort of a fool's errand, but here I go:



All organisms demonstrate a tendency to avoid harm. Even amoeba will

avoid aversive stimuli. This is one of the basic premises of behavioral

psychology's operant conditioning. Behaviors that yield pleasing results

tend to… Continue

I wrote an article and sent dozens of pics from the Fire in the Hole Rally. It's being published in the next issue of Outlaw Biker!!! I'm psyched!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk6ILZAaAMI

I teach a class on Counseling Theory and love it! One assignment I give for students to create an original theory that answers the following questions:



1. What is life all about?



Freud: Our instinctual drives (id) are forever at war with social propriety (superego) and life is about maintaining a balance between these two… Continue

Ok, get ready to fuss at me for being a jerk....



The average IQ score is 100, with a standard deviation of 15 points. This makes the normal range from 85 to 115. One more standard deviation on either end, from 70 to 130, encompasses dull normal and bright normal. Anything below two standard deviations, or <69, is considered mentally retarded. Anything above two standard deviations, or >130, is considered gifted. 95% of the general population has IQs that fall between 70 and… Continue

If you want to understand a species, observe the behaviors of it's members over time. Bears have specific behaviors that have been exhibited throughout bear history. Bears forage, hibernate, are omnivorous, and so on. While the reactions of one bear in a particular situation may be unpredictable, the general behaviors of the species are extremely predictable.



Likewise, observation of the human species yields similar understanding. Throughout history humans have always organized into… Continue

Capital Punishment Crimes:







Kill People Who Don't Listen to Priests



Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)







Kill Witches



You should not let a sorceress live. (Exodus 22:17 NAB)







Kill Homosexuals

"If a man lies with a male as… Continue