Were Dragons Real? While it may seem like they are a myth, there’s a lot of evidence to suggest they existed. The primary evidence for this is the fact that almost every culture on earth has some sort of depiction of a dragon from the aboriginal of Australia to the Native American tribes of the …
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Schadenfreude
What is Schadenfreude? I first heard this term years ago on the show Boston Legal, when in the second season the protagonist lawyer Alan Shore was giving a closing argument on the innocence of his client. Throughout the closing argument, he continually asks “Why are we here?”. He continually points out that there isn’t any …
How Power Corrupts
What is Power? From a physical science perspective, power is defined as the amount of energy transferred over a unit of time. This could be applied to people as well because it certainly seems like the more energy given in an amount of time usually yields the best reward. From a social science perspective, power …
The Danger of Calling Oneself Good
I recently watched a video which was a discussion between Dennis Prager and one of my favorite people to listen to, the Canadian physiologist Jordan Peterson. In the discussion Prager says how his Christianity has given himself an ability to see the goodness in people and he tell Jordan Peterson right off the bat that …
Welcome to My Blog
“The awful thing is that beauty is mysterious as well as terrible. God and the devil are fighting there and the battlefield is the heart of man.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below …
Bio
My name is Bradley Marshall, I’m a recent graduate from Harding University. While there I took multiple Biblical classes and was given the opportunity to preach part time at Steprock Church of Christ. I am doing this blog on various topics in the hopes of helping people. I chose the title Basic Humanity because I …
Basic Humanity 