Imagine a child, having been caught red-handed smacking their playmate up the side of the head, pointing to the playmate with a they-did-it-too … an expression of exasperation, and a lack of remorse or repentance. Only bad parents buy it, and the Both Sides argument is the equivalent for grown-ups. In the United States, every… Continue reading “Both Sides”
“Grooming” and “Indoctrination”
Buzzwords are shortcuts to meaning; their obfuscatory nature makes them popular with those who would instead use them as cudgels than have a real conversation. If we were to ask someone using either of those terms if they are trying to keep kids safe, their answer would be a wholehearted YES! Fantastic. We have the… Continue reading “Grooming” and “Indoctrination”
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PortalStar Publishing Publishes Super Human
I’m proud to say Super Human now has an imprint, and it is PortalStar Publishing! You can read about me on the Authors page, there’s a dedicated page for Super Human, you can read the first three chapters too. And … Super Human eBook is having a 99¢ sale right now, wherever eBooks are sold.… Continue reading PortalStar Publishing Publishes Super Human
Mythology, Religion, & Hollywood: Systems of Control or Morality Plays?
If we imagine the shape of the adoption of new morality like a wave, the adopters of the newest morality would be the crest of the wave while most are far behind them.
The Case for Plant Consciousness
Are brains a prerequisite for consciousness? Holoprosencephaly is a cephalic disorder in which the prosencephalon fails to develop into two hemispheres. In lay terms, there is no brain atop the brain stem. What of a baby with no brain? Could it think? Could it form language? The answer is yes. Baby born without most of… Continue reading The Case for Plant Consciousness