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Why do so few people think logically?

We didn’t evolve to think logically.  We evolved to survive and reproduce and this involved filling the gaps of our knowledge with magical thinking.  This is because magical thinking helped group cohesion and kept people from the unknown.   How many aboriginal...

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men, Christianity, and money

There is really no non-chauvinistic way to put this.  Modern Christianity in America (especially evangelicalism and Mormonism) is geared toward women (that’s why they make up almost two thirds of some churches).  And I (as well as many very Christian people) think...

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Prayer

As many of you know, I am an agnostic. My approach to the faith has been opposite of most atheists. I just assume God exists and is who he said he was and then look at how that reality should play out in practical situations. First and foremost if prayer actually...

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Scab!

There is this type of worker they call a scab.  These are workers that offer to work in the vacancy left over from striking workers.  Naturally they aren't liked by regular unionized workers because they hurt the union's bargaining power and drive down wages....

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Hope Poor

Hope isn’t some kind of unlimited resource one can just tap into at will (it’s marketed that way, but you will eventually see through the ad copy).  Hope works more like a credit card.  It gives you premature (and often badly needed) sustenance.  The catch is that you...

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Pay

Here is an email I wrote to a company that discriminated against me on the basis of disability.  I was fully qualified for the job but did not get it.  They kept the position open awhile after so I know they didn't find someone better. You may or may not remember me...

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