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Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought Assessing the Bible: 4 of 11
The Bible is a collection of books, which begins as a compilation made by Hebrew scholars of myths that existed prior to the foundation of Israel. Those first myths: Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, were wonderful stories that captured human existence. The subsequent story about the Hebrews is a description of international... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) Is independence a panacea for struggling, underdeveloped countries?: 5 of 13
Independence is an appealing word to young people. Dependence is a bad word, because it implies weakness. Interdependence sounds better, but it hardly has a history of being a rally cry for rebellion.Any small country with a few resources, is going to be dependent, no matter what. Only large areas of diverse lands enable the ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Schools of Thought The philosophy of crystal children: 4 of 9
This is not philosophy, it is a form of sentiment. Crystal Children are not children, and crystal do not 'store' information. Crystals do have electro-magnetic and optical properties. But this is not information storage...that is a value placed on the crystal as technologies of the past. There is information to be gained by e... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq We should be focusing military efforts on the Taliban, Al Qaeda and drugs in Afghanistan, not in Iraq: 13 of 26
We are fighting a war for those nearby states, and in fact, making the area more secure for Iran. Indeed, our actions in Iraq directly benefit Iran more than any other state.Many of these groups are mere straw men, for us to restructure a military that had been reduced, streamlined, and re formatted in late nineties.Furthermo... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Are corporate subsidies an essential part of an economic development strategy?: 1 of 1
Corporate subsidies are necessary for competition. The United States is very large and diverse. Developing competitive research and industry takes more time than, say, compared to Denmark or Japan.In those countries, corporate subsidies enabled massive, fast development of work force skills and motivation, in addition to purc... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Is it better for schools to be rigorous or nurturing?: 27 of 48
Rigor implies a clear set of standards for everyone. It is for conformity.Lets consider that not everyone is ready, or even capable of conforming. In this case, rigor may alienate bright students from standards that are too low, or alienate not so bright students from doing anything because standards are too high. Some kids g... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) Should the US continue to be the leader in world politics?: 23 of 39
One of the great problems encountered in International relations is the suspicion of ulterior motives. Ever and perhaps always, the strong take advantage of the weak.Now, the United States has made a great effort to be inclusive of minorities, to inhibit the strong ruling over the weak within its own borders. However, it is t... More..
Arts & Humanities > Meaning of Life The true meaning of success: 56 of 70
Success is relative. It would be too easy to refer to the handicapped, but in the sense that there is an absolute, it is to be measured in hindsight. There are too many people lying, too many misjudgments, too many political accidents and intrigues, that prevent success.Just to be clear, in this respect, sucess means wielding... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Do the NSA and CIA threaten civil liberties in the US?: 18 of 21
Of course they do. The assumption that any executive style of institution should always follow all its laws and bylaws to the letter is unrealistic. Many aspects of our government are funded and staffed in order to resist NSA, CIA and any other part of the executive branch from over reaching its limits of power.But again, the... More..
Arts & Humanities > Theater & Drama 5 steps to become an actor: 22 of 22
Living substandard while others are partying it up? Thats ridiculous!The gloss over getting rejected for auditions is not objective. In other words, the fat chick does not get cast as an Olympic ski champion. Even when it gets to the discussion of not being cast while someone looks the same as you. ITS NOT ABOUT how you look,... More..