Thoughts concerning Afghanistan
Setting up a case to increase our Afghanistan effort and spelling out the signs of success.
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Archives – October, 2009
A letter to explain the meaning of Kant’s “Erscheinungâ€.
Another attempt to clarify and explain Kant’s distinction between the thing on its own, the object on its own, and the specter/appearance/Erscheinung. Excerpts from a letter.
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Buddha, Jesus and the Atheist
Considering the two ultimate expectations for the human: annihilation versus ongoing happiness.
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Certification of the Moral Core of Christianity
Very brief presentation of the unchangeable moral core of Christianity and the authenticated sufficiency of the rule of love as a guide to right conduct.
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Evidence of Gandhi’s
Musing and dreaming on implementing Gandhi’s idea of free sharing. End result is Chinese Christian Communism.
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A health care proposal to the President
A sketch of a health care plan that might work for America. Items 7 and 8 were thought of after sending the letter to the White House.
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Challenge to Christians, Jews, Muslims and atheists.
Each religion and the professional atheist must assure the world population that it is impossible for an adherent to those religion or to atheism to justify what is seen by the individual as an immoral act.
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Abraham as an icon, but not to be emulated.
How Abraham might be conceived as unique in human history. And how the Christians and the Muslims might differ in their use of him as an example. Brief and unedited.
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Health care as a national duty
A more concise and developed proposal for a national health care.
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A proposal for the health care mandate.
Seeking a coherent exposition (and sketch) of the President’s health care plan.
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