by beres | 2017-01-21 | Health, Personal Responsibility, Politics, Stupid, The Art Of Thinking
There is, underlying the place in which we now find ourselves, a process whereby we reached this point. It would seem that if this point may be characterized by anything, it might be that of division. Until and unless we address the root cause , I fear we are lost. I...
by beres | 2017-01-14 | Life Lessons, Politics, Quotations, Religious, Stupid, The Art Of Thinking
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. —William James
by beres | 2017-01-10 | Stupid, The Art Of Thinking
Arguing with an invincibly ignorant mindset is like playing chess with pigeons. No matter HOW good I am at chess, the pigeon is just gonna knock over the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it’s victorious. Best to just pro-actively avoid such superfluous...
by beres | 2017-01-10 | Government, Paradigms, Politics, Stupid, The Art Of Thinking
We are tending to conflate 5 issues regarding Trump and roll them all up into childish memes. 1) Trump’s personality 2) Trump’s character 3) Tump’s abilities 4) Trump’s intentions 5) The office of the President of the Unitited States 1)...
by beres | 2016-12-28 | Government, Personal Responsibility, Politics, Stupid, The Art Of Thinking
Today I read an interesting piece on FaceBag, written by a friend whom I respect. Eloquent and somewhat inspiring – but lacking one thing – IMHO; any practical call to action! It is entitled, “Why I Am Glad Trump Won” – as truly a snide...
by beres | 2016-10-27 | Stupid, The Art Of Thinking
Years ago, a famous Australian politician, Gough Whitlam, was being heckled during a campaign speech. The heckler kept shouting, “Mr Whitlam, what is your stand on abortion?”. After taking it for so long, Whitlam responded, “In YOUR case Madam, I...
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