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Everything You Know Is Wrong!

An exaggeration, but you may feel like that after you read some of the following pages:

Right And Wrong - And the importance of a hierarchy of values.

Jury Nullification - Do you think that jurors can't veto a law, that they have to make their decision based only on the facts of the case? Think again.

American Dream or American Nightmare? - A look at the culture of consumerism.

The Trappings and Traps of Wealth - Part two of "American Dream or American Nightmare?"

Famous Dropouts - Ever wonder how important a formal education really is to success? Check out the names on this list, which includes billionaires, writers, inventors and more.

How To Make The Poor And Middle Class Pay For Almost Everything - And they'll never know it.

The Roots Of War? - Could one of them be our most human invention: language?

Personal Power - There is a kind of personal power that is the foundation of any useful influence or control of the world outside oneself. It starts with...

How To Kill A Million People: Altruism Versus Self Interest - How are people inspired to kill by the millions? It is never from an appeal to self interest. The real danger here is...

Obedience To Authority? - A duty to obey the law? Here's another perspective.

Is Flip Flopping Really So Bad? - Politicians should change their positions.

Rights Come With Responsibilities? - People say this when they want you to do something for them.

The Military Draft Is Immoral - See why in this story.

This Month's Radical Idea

Patriotism Is Dangerous And Violent - I once saw a young boy throw a small American flag on the ground in front of his father, because his brothers dared him to do it. It meant nothing to the boy, who hadn't yet been poisoned with patriotism and sacred symbols. Without hesitation the father violently grabbed his son and, turning red in the face, shook him and screamed at him, telling him that he is never to let the flag touch the ground.

This, I suggest, is the inevitable result of a worshiping of flags, and even of patriotism in general. Violence and irrationality come from such bowing before symbols, as well as from any group identification that is based not on shared values, but only on membership in the group. Loyalty to a group or country precludes loyalty to peace or truth....

Continues here: On The American Flag

This Month's Radical Quote

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn't make any sense. - Rumi

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Newest Pages

Deep Thinking - A technique anyone can use.

Critical Thinking Skills - The two most important ones.

Other "New Thoughts" Pages

Military Fraud - The Myth Of Automatic Virtue - Should we praise soldiers?
Can Obama Win? Here's How - A few suggestions...
Impertinent Thoughts About Religion - And religious belief.
Natural Selection In The Viral Spread Of Religion
How bad ideas get perpetuated. Continues with:
Bad Religion - Can It Be Stopped?
Disabling The Religious Replicators
Part Two - Wishful Thinking
Part Three - Prosthelytizing
Part Four - Instilling Fear
Part Five - Holy Books
Part Six - Social Conformity

Using Intimidation In Politics - An example of how intimidation controls a debate.
Adam and Steve - A Look At Consciousness - A metaphorical self?
Against All Authority - Why you should accept no authority above that of your own mind.
No Authority - Maybe you don't blindly obey, but do authorities get too much respect from you?
America- Love It Or Leave It? - A look at bumper-sticker thinking.
Socialists For Capitalism - Honest socialists should favor capitalist economic systems. Here's why...
Piss On The American Flag? - The dangers of patriotism and flag worship.
Moral Development - How basic selfishness becomes higher moral ideas.
Selling Human Organs
Moral Reasoning - A Convergence
A New Definition Of Morality
Is This Moral Relativism?
Moral Corruption - By Morality
Should You Be Open Minded?
Rational Mysticism?
What Is Morality?
Do Not Believe In God
Moral Values That Aren't Valuable
Gay Marriage - A Radical Solution
Is Mandatory Sentencing A Good Idea?
The Meaning Of Morality

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