What is it that makes us most distinctively ourselves? Our bodies, our memories, our values…? Take a tour through the philosophy of personal identity.
PHILOSOPHY – ONTOLOGY: “Who Am I?” / The School of Life ☮
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Category Archives: Humanities
PERFORMING ARTS – THEATER: “Shakespeare: As You Like It” / Summary and Analysis ☮
Summary and analysis of Shakespeare’s As You Like It, with a focus on the themes of love and pastoral life.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Top U.S. and World Headlines — May 16, 2016” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman ☮
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Trump’s a Pantomime Dame Without the Dress” / Jonathan Pie ☮
Jonathan Pie wonders whether the Donald actually qualifies as a “human, let alone an American,” based on his skin colour.
CHRISTIAN MALEVOLENCE: “Man Attempts Suicide After ‘Faith-Based’ Program Replaces Meds With Prayer” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮
Alex Jacobsen, 26, was suffering from mental exhaustion and anxiety. He hadn’t slept for days despite being in a faith-based treatment program. He felt hopeless and when he spotted a box knife he grabbed it and held it against his neck pressing harder as it cut through his skin.
WESTERN PHILOSOPHY – STOICISM: “Meditations and the Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius” / Academy of Ideas ☮
In this video we examine the techniques that the Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius used to help diminish the impact of negative emotions in order to live a more fulfilling life.
CANNABIS: “Colorado Marijuana Dispensary Sued in Criminal Case” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮
A Colorado family has sued a marijuana dispensary alleging that an “unreasonably dangerous” cannabis-infused candy was responsible for the murder of their loved one in a wrongful death suit that experts say may be the first of its kind since legal weed arrived in the US.
EDITORIAL: “Real Time with Bill Maher: New Rule – Don’t Blame Liberals for Trump” / 05.13.2016 ☮
HYPOCRITIC CHRISTIAN PEDOPHILIA PROJECTION: “Anti-Gay Pastor Arrested for Child Porn” / The Young Turks / Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Katie Halper, and Jimmy Dore ☮
An anti-gay pastor in Arkansas is in a lot of trouble. He has been arrested on 70 counts of child porn.
“Meet Dave Reynolds. He’s the recently fired pastor of the Cornerstone Bible Fellowship in Sherwood, Arkansas currently facing 70 counts of distributing, possessing or viewing child pornography.
He’s also vehemently anti-gay.
The 40-year-old pastor, who has preached that marriage is between a man and a woman and that all homosexual activity is a sin, was arrested this week after police received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a social media account in Sherwood was storing pages and pages (and pages and pages) of images of kiddy porn.
The account allegedly belonged to Reynolds.
In March, Reynolds informed elders at Cornerstone Bible Fellowship that he was under investigation for child porn possession. When they asked if he had engaged in viewing the material, Reynolds told them he had “not knowingly done so.”
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Bernie Sanders Shreds Alan Greenspan to His Smug Face” / Jimmy Dore ☮
Bernie Sanders told Alan Greenspan in 2003 that he is “way out of touch with the needs of the middle class and working families of our country.” Mr. Greenspan responded with characteristic smugness. Five years later, Alan Greenspan admitted he found a “flaw” in his economic model.
What Explains Andrea Mitchell’s Treatment Of Bernie Sanders?
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