I found an interesting quote in a Japanese magazine. “During history, ‘justice’ killed way more people than ‘evil.’ Justice is a drug. It gives you a high and blinds you. Once infected, you can kill countless people.” This quote was written before the current riots and bears no relation to what is going on in […]
St. Thomas More on social philosophy
“For if you suffer your people to be ill-educated, and their manners to be corrupted from their infancy, and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education disposed them, what else is to be concluded from this, but that you first make thieves and then punish them.” St. Thomas More, Utopia St. […]
COVID-19 and statistics
It has become popular in the USA to cite a 99% survival rate for COVID-19. However, this survival rate fits into the saying popularized by Mark Twain that “there are lies, there are damn lies, and then there are statistics.” The 99% figure is only possible through an absolutely true statistic that leads to a […]
Memorial Day memories
No comments to make. This is a video recorded by three Orthodox clergy concerning Memorial Day 2020. I am the first one. Do watch.
Fantasy humor
I enjoy reading fantasy and science fiction. The last few years I have become a fan of urban fantasy. Much urban fantasy is dystopian. One definition goes: “Utopian describes a society that’s conceived to be perfect. Dystopian is the exact opposite — it describes an imaginary society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as […]
When caring for the world goes wrong
“All extremes, except extreme devotion to the Enemy, are to be encouraged.” C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters “Acedia is a paralysis of the soul, a slackness of the mind, a neglect of religious exercises, a hostility to vows taken. … It is … a stubborn urge for service, a dedication to the work of the […]
St. John of the Ladder on marriage
Some people in the world living carelessly have asked me, “We have wives and many social concerns, how could we possibly lead a life of solitude?” I answer them, “Do as much good as you can; do not speak ill of anyone; do not steal; do not lie; do not be boastful; do not hate; […]
Evidence for COVID-19 theories is coming, and we are the evidence
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is applying or translating research findings in our daily patient care practices and clinical decision-making. https://accelerate.uofuhealth.utah.edu/explore/what-is-evidence-based-practice We are in the midst of a national argument over COVID-19. The two main sides are that we need to continue stay-at-home policies and the other is that it is time to begin loosening those policies. […]
Pro-life vs Open It Up movement
CNN posted today an article that is well worth reading. Titled “The dangerous morality behind the ‘Open It Up’ movement. You can find it by clicking here. You should read that article before reading this post. “One answer to that question — letting a minority suffer so that the majority may benefit — is known […]
On Pascha’s (Easter’s) true meaning
With an apology, I am simply going to quote a long passage from Orthocath, date unknown. It has to do with the Pascha Liturgy celebrated by the survivors of Dachau in 1945 after they had been freed by American soldiers. It is wise for us to remember that Pascha (Easter) has not always been celebrated […]
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