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Category Archives: Rhetoric
Farming: Punching calves
I think it’s funny that one of the terms for handling cattle is “punching”. It seems like a kind of inside joke among cattle people about the arduous nature of the task of physically handling cattle during those times when they have to be moved, sorted, tagged, or banded. I punched a bunch of calves […] Continue reading
A meditation on King Obama…
… thoughtfully provided by Chris Muir of the Day by Day Cartoon:
Posted in Government, Humor, Politics, Rhetoric
Tagged Humor, King Obama, meditations, Obama
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No, no I’m not a rationalist
A continued popular thread around the internet is the self-declared righteousness of so-called rationalists: that is, people who believe that everything in the universe and outside of it can be explained only by empirical observation that accumulates facts that then, … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Philosophy, Rhetoric
Tagged atheism, belief, Christianity, Defense, evidence, Faith, hope, knowledge, Life, Philosophy, rationalism, science, Thinking, understanding
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The history of libertarian patriotism
The fourth verse of The Star Spangled Banner, circa 1814 by Francis Scott Key: Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heaven-rescued land … Continue reading
Posted in History, Philosophy, Politics, Rhetoric, Society
Tagged History, Ideals, liberty, patriotism, Philosophy, The Star Spangled Banner
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A prize does not bring peace
There will be a lot of people who want to use the Nobel Committee’s awarding of the Peace Prize to Barack Obama as proof of something. Those who support Obama will claim that it is an award that proves Obama’s … Continue reading
Posted in Nations, News, Politics, Rhetoric, Society, United States, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Action, arguments, Blame, divides, Obama, peace, prizes, understanding
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