Aristotle was a Greek polymath who came to the conclusion that the world consists of four elements; fire, earth, water and air. While he may have misidentified the true elements the universe consists of, he did identify the four states of matter that the universe consists of. In addition to water, earth, air, and fire …
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ANTIFA, The Alt-Right, and Postmodernism
On May 20, 2020, George Floyd a black American who’s own brother said was a gentle giant and man of peace, was tragically killed by a police officer in Minneapolis Minnesota. By kneeling on Mr. Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes as the other officers watched Mr. Floyd tragically died. What separates this event from other …
The Significance of Jesus
Jesus Christ is arguably one of the most influential people to have ever lived. To this day the Bible is the most bought book in the world. Even though almost everyone in the world has heard of Jesus, he is often misrepresented and the significance of what he truly represents can be an incredibly difficult …
Advantages of Limitations
A few months ago at Northwest church Lynwood Washington, the preacher gave a sermon where he said we live in a world that pushes everyone to find their way be an individual. What the Bible teaches though is to be who you are with the limitations of being Christ-like. It seems like today there is …
The Importance of Truth
Today, truth seems to be something that is losing significance. Doctors seem to find what gender a person identifies as, as more important than what gender they genetically are and therefore medically require treatment as, people continually seem to be believing in the concept that the earth is flat despite the scientific and mathematical data, …
Two Forms of Evil
In the ‘Lord of the Rings,’ by J.R.R. Tolkien, the primary antagonist is the dark lord Sauron. Sauron is a powerful being who seeks to have control over the entire world and have domination over all life. While most people are familiar with Sauron, thanks to the LOTR movies, what only the book readers know …
‘Watchmen’ and the Exploration of Heroes and Philosophy
What is ‘Watchmen’? ‘Watchmen,’ was a graphic novel written by Alan Moore and visuals done by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins released by DC comics. It’s in Time’s List of the 100 best novels. Unlike other comics at the time, this played a satirical show the heroes as complex flawed characters instead of morally righteous …
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Political Correctness and how it Threatens our Culture and Affects Christianity
South Park Season 19 For most of my life I had written South Park off as a mindless comedy that was in the same category as Family Guy. Recently I began watching the show and learned that I was wrong. While it still had what I saw as very distasteful humor, to still put it …
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‘The Mortal Remains’ an Exploration of Human Nature and Morality
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’ is a Netflix original by the Coen Brothers (who also did ‘The Big Lebowski’) that consists of six different short films that take place in the old West. The sixth film is known as ‘The Mortal Remains,’ which consists of five primary characters who each …
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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 …
Basic Humanity 