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The Ethics Of Star Trek

Submitted by Spock on Thursday, July 21, 2022 1:47 PM

The Ethics Of Star Trek

Image by p2722754 from Pixabay We can’t talk about the ethics of Star Trek without addressing The Prime Directive. The Prime Directive The Prime Directive is a prohibition on interference with the other cultures and civilizations representatives of Starfleet encounter in their exploration of the universe. It is the guiding rule of the Federation in the Read More…

Anger: The Temptation And Its Antidote

Submitted by radjadji on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 9:20 AM

Anger: The Temptation And Its Antidote

Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay Anger is a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure or hostility. Instigated by any number of triggers – someone cutting our lane on the freeway, a child not following our advice, the spouse saying something that appears hurtful, a colleague’s aggressively worded e-mail or somebody’s actions that simply appear unjust, Read More…

America Has Lost Its Moral Compass

Submitted by American Man on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 3:25 PM

America Has Lost Its Moral Compass

Derivative Images There Are No Consequences for Bad Behavior It is no surprise to me that a record-high 50% of Americans rate the overall state of moral values in the U.S. as “poor,” and another 37% say it is “only fair.” Just 1% think the state of moral values is “excellent” and 12% “good.” These Read More…

Brothers Of The Shadows: A Perspective On Conspiracies

Submitted by Damos Kniat on Monday, July 18, 2022 12:19 AM

Brothers Of The Shadows: A Perspective On Conspiracies

Image by u_x8ued3ix77 from Pixabay In his book Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace Gore Vidal suggests that the American public has been conditioned to respond to the word ‘conspiracy’ with a smirk and a chuckle. Conspiracy, in other words, is for the nuts and the loners, and is not to be taken seriously. In this way, he Read More…

Trinkets

Submitted by Niamh Ardgall on Sunday, July 17, 2022 9:55 AM

Trinkets

Image by florin1961 from http://123rf.com The Spinning Basket Fortune Teller: Put Your Little Treasures to Work – Over time, many of us acquire an assortment of small but delightful trinkets, such as miniature animals or other little figurines, souvenir items, toys, miniature charms, and many other gewgaws. Along with these, we may also collect natural Read More…

Why Do We Hate The Sound Of Our Own Voices?

Submitted by Doc Dean on Saturday, July 16, 2022 2:40 PM

Why Do We Hate The Sound Of Our Own Voices?

Image by Thomas Wolter from Pixabay As a surgeon who specializes in treating patients with voice problems, I routinely record my patients speaking. For me, these recordings are incredibly valuable. They allow me to track slight changes in their voices from visit to visit, and it helps confirm whether surgery or voice therapy led to Read More…

Differences Of Opinion

Submitted by SALAAM – Presider on Thursday, July 14, 2022 3:27 PM

Differences Of Opinion

Image by csbonawitz from Pixabay There have always been, and always will be, actions which appear to some as good, while the same actions appear to others as evil. That is the nature of humanity. We must accept that simple fact or be forever condemned to battle. The mystic Joseph Campbell once said:  “everything that Read More…

MISTAKE

Submitted by Dr. Dave on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 11:02 AM

MISTAKE

Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay ” There was a direct correlation between difficulty in being wrong and the rigidity of your personality, i.e. the more rigid (and less adaptive) your personality, the more difficulty in being wrong.” – Mark Goulston M.D., F.A.P.A. No one on this Earth is mistake free. But if you’re unlucky, Read More…

Running Around Naked

Submitted by Scorpius Aquarii on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 1:21 AM

Running Around Naked

Image by amberjkauffman from Pixabay When I was a very small child I used to love running around naked. Nowadays, if you ask any respectable psychologist they will tell you that this is perfectly normal up until age 3 or 4. To be honest, I would carry on today in my buff utopia if I Read More…

The Day Of Judgment

Submitted by Ishwa on Monday, July 11, 2022 10:52 AM

The Day Of Judgment

Photo by Billy Pasco on Unsplash In Buddhism and in the Hindu religion little is said about the Day of Judgment, because they have the doctrine of Karma; but in the Quran it recurs often in the different surahs, great emphasis being put upon it, and in the Bible the Day of Judgment is spoken Read More…

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