Category: Daily Column

“Alas for you, scribes and hypocrites, . .…

“Alas for you, scribes and hypocrites, . . ” This applies to all of us. We each have...

Words, II.

Words are labels for programs. They are also the tools we use to connect with each other, with...

Words.

There are a few basic things that Catholic Fundamentalists, and, so far, no one else, understand very well....

Fixes.

A hole-saw looks like a small section of a tin can with serrated teeth on the end that...

From Plato’s cave to eternity in a cuspidor.

It is possible for a person to spend 100% of his life focused on imaginary issues. An average...

Plato’s cave.

One of the most well-known remnants of Greek philosophy concerns the mass of people who lived in what...

So what if they destroyed education?

Ignorance helps tyranny. Those who cannot read, write, or do simple math are not able to defend themselves...

How some Catholic Fundamentalists see things.

Catholic Fundamentalists often begin their pilgrimage by picturing God the Father as The Programmer. We believe that He...

What Galileo saw with his telescope.

Galileo, like Copernicus, believed the planets revolved around the sun. He was confirmed in his belief that the...

A true story of liberal heartlessness.

A true story of liberal heartlessness. The other day, I was talking with an extremely liberal friend who...