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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 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 (Click on a title for details.)
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Deep Thinking - A technique anyone can use.
Critical Thinking Skills - The two most important ones.
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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