: About Me

I am a physician assistant working in the Virgin Islands. I have had a wide variety of life experiences and have developed interests in medicine and health, antiques, art, Christianity, though I took a circuitous route to find Christ by looking at a host of other religions and philosophies and religions first. I have never been satisfied with the 9 to 5 job market and have pursued alternate streams of income in many venues. I speak Japanese fairly fluently as I spent 2 years living in a Zen temple in Japan. I and my wife love to banter in French as well! My broad interests allow me to bring a unique perspective to his writing. See more at my website: http://thenetworkis.us or at http://www.myspace.com/morses4life

My passion is ...

antiques-especially art glass and pottery

I know too much about ...

depression glass and pottery

My parents always told me ...

to always look for the good in people

My childhood ambition ...

to be a fireman

My favorite memory ...

sailing among the islands of coastal Maine

Why I write ...

It's too hard to keep it in.....

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Why Men Hate Going to Church/the Discovery Channel/Pandora

My first job ...

lemonade stand. After college I was a boat-bottom sander for a while...

My best moment ...

marrying my dear wife of 24 years

My inspiration ...

The Lord is my Rock and my salvation

Arts & Humanities > Ethics How determining the meaning of good and bad is all relative

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The concepts of "good" and "bad" require a standard against which actions, thoughts, ideas and intentions can be measured. Is killing a man good? In the Sawi tribe of New Guinea, the highest ideal of good was to befriend someone, gain their absolute trust, then kill them and eat them. Most of us would agree that killing a man is generally a bad thing. Most societies have laws against it. This demonstrates that we have a different standard for judging what is good than do the Sawi people. The real question is whether or not there is an ultimate standard or whether any standard will do. Is t...

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