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http://www.popecenter.org/commentaries/article.html?id=3300#.VnIewPMPrSw.twitter Regressives may control academia today, but they cannot stymie the flow of human spirit forever. True Liberalism will prevail over the false pretender.

It looks like Leftists have finally thrown off the shackles imposed on them by the Enlightenment. No longer must they make due with boring ideologies; now they have a proper faith. And all the world shall know salvation as the Leftist creed is spread to the four corners of Earth...

Leftists, as we all know, are morally and intellectually superior beings. This is evidenced in how environmentalists seek to shut down nuclear power plants in order to replace them with coal plants, thus augmenting the environment. Or in how crusaders of justice seek to create safe places on...

I found this video that represents at length the two sides to this debate. The question is "Why are there more men in certain fields of science (like engineering)?" Eliza takes the position that it is mostly due to the influence of a patriarchy, while Steve claims that it is mostly due to innate...

It's the principal of Less is More. The finite landscape demarcates the island culture from everything else, allowing a unique culture to blossom in lonely isolation. They flourish into pristine roses of vibrant hue, standing in contrast to the exotic jungles of continental vegetation.

Things are either right or wrong, good or bad depending on the context in which they are understood. How often in stories is it that the character you're supposed to root for is a sleazeball? Han Solo for instance... It is not necessarily a bad thing to be called a drifter and I will thank you...

You chance to look out your window at midnight, just in time to see the fascists approach. You gather up your small collection of books, you tuck them under your arm then scurry to the furnace to shove them in. The flames crackle high as you feed them Salinger, Hemingway and Orwell. Then you...

During a foray into the land of haughty scholars, otherwise known as the history section of this forum, I posed a similar question and was verbosely rebuked by claims that culture could not be objectively judged. Now I come to this arena of similarly verbose dispute to put forth this somewhat...

Knowing history is the key to forming arbitrary theories about the future. If you read every book in the dystopian genre you would understand that. Humanism is the belief that humans are smart enough to think things that are good. That is why there are certain people who are acclaimed as great...

For me it was the Fall of '08. I approached the ballot box when a breeze swept the ballot out of my hand and into the hands of the most beautiful woman on Earth. Her eyes glanced down at the ballot, then lit up and stared back at me. It was that moment that we knew we were hopelessly in love...

If we were to assume that so-called fascism as it were, were simply an ideology and not a manifestation of our innate tendency towards egotism than we would confer all guilt to a single entity known as Hitler thus absolving our own consciences. However what neurobiology has shown us is that we...

A hypothetical scenario: You have just gotten off work and are now driving in traffic. It is late, you are tired and it is rush hour. The evening sun glints off the cars around you and in the distance you can see a factory, belching out columns of black fumes. A hypothetical question...

So the first question I want to ask is, why did some ancient societies create enduring stories, while most others did not? Examples include The Iliad, The Odyssey, King Arthur and Beowulf. Surely storytelling is a universal expression of human imagination, present in every society since the...

When you find yourself running down the street chased by a lion, what do you think? Odds are that if you are smart, you will think "at least I'm not discussing politics." That is the theme of this discussion: politics are worthless, biology is where it is at. We all know that worldwide...

So based on experience, the typical 'enlightened' first world proletariat will watch a bunch of documentaries in order to educate himself on various subjects, so that he may better play his role in democracy. One documentary will conclusively prove that fast food is unhealthy, by having someone...

The primary theme of the works of Madonna is the common ground between society and art. A number of discourses concerning Sartreist existentialism exist. “Society is elitist,” says Sontag; however, according to Scuglia , it is not so much society that is elitist, but rather the stasis, and...

Below are some dreams I've recorded. I can't make any sense of them. Tell me what they mean.

I would like to see what arguments can be made against the following: Both are told from the viewpoints of men witnessing other men (real or imagined) Those other men are regarded as great by the witness, but both, in the end, are failures So lets see what the great and powerful minds of...

So ... Cinderella first of all. 1. Cinderella has nothing 2. Fairy Godmother gives her a bunch of stuff 3. She goes to the ball and is happy there 4. At midnight she loses everything 5. Prince tries on slipper and she gets it all back at the end. Bible plot: 1. There is nothing 2.God...

God bears a gavel in his hand, while four men stand before him. It is judgement day and the four pillars of humanity, manifested in these men, stand before the Almighty, awaiting judgement. “Speak!” God declares, “Make your cases now and I will determine whether you belong in heaven or hell.”...