Athena

Not that long ago, an adult was judged by certain behaviors. We held different expectations for men and women and their status in the community depend...

I did not achieve world domination and my fellow citizens are completely ignorant of the reality of a Military Industrial Complex. If there were not s...

We share a lot of agreement regarding the weapons Industry and having a president tell countries they have to build up their own weapon supply because...

:lol: I do not know why you say I am so proud of winning a war. Especially when we fought those wars for nothing because we are now what we defended o...

That appears a very interesting subject but I am not sure what you are talking about. To me the term "woo woo" is insulting like name calling and has ...

The subject is not the morality of war, but a change in military technology that led to a change in education. This change in education made the US, t...

For many years, no one else has cared enough to do any research based on what I say. No one else has come as close as you to grasping the subject. Und...

Oh boy, I love that statement!:heart: If Germany got its act together sooner, their example was worth following. Oh, oh are you aware of the Steam Pun...

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Of course, you are right there. I think most of the time we need to be okay with "I don't know" an unknown. We should never be too sure of ourselves, ...

Hey, I think you may understand what I am talking about. Can you expand on what you said? Do you know what merit hiring and advancement has to do with...

Absolutely NOT! I want an emoticon banging its head on a wall. Our governing organization in 1775 didn't come close to the Prussian Military Industria...

Indentured servitude is a form of labor where an individual is under contract to work without a salary to repay an indenture or loan within a certain ...

:heart: Why does it all have to be so difficult? The argument for all things having a cause is self-evident. Except when we get into quantum physics t...

Whoo, that is very convoluted and worthy of contemplation. Would you happen to know how Calvinism is tangled up with all of this? If you do, I suggest...

Interesting clarification. I could be wrong but I see the Greek philosophers standing behind the need for proofs. I see these philosophers standing be...

You are correct. I have limited time and need to be selective about how I use it.

Oh but come look at my old school books. In my grandmother's day of teaching, teachers thought it was their purpose to defend democracy in the classro...

Ah, there is a very important question. I was thinking if we all shared a good understanding of democracy the power of the people would be so strong w...

I want to focus on what you said about knowing the cause of things and what that has to do with democracy. Especially when so many people were dying o...

You missed an important way our democracy is manifested. Democracy was a new social order. Monarchies were organized very differently. However, our De...

Oh yes, yes, yes! Good moral judgment depends on knowing the truth. Believing in a God who wants people to fight wars, is not going to bring us to pea...

We do not stand alone. We share the burdens of life or we do not. Which is most apt to get good results?

I do not understand your question and explanation. Liberty and justice for all means there are no favorites. Athens thinking advanced to universal thi...

Does Christianity exist? It has had a few thousand years to make Western civilization an ideal place to have and raise children. Because that has not ...

Do you really expect me to reply to you when you have not explained what democracy is?

Thank you for calling my attention to the fact I omitted a word in that post. I have corrected that. I hate the argument over if the US is a democracy...

Thank you. The USA defended its democracy against a nation that was also a republic but became very authoritarian and became a mechanical society that...

How is that done?

I do not know about other democracies but in the US a significant number of people insist the US is not a democracy. Some churches, the military, and ...

Ah, ah, ah what is wrong with fables! :confused: Fables are excellent for teaching virtues and passing on culture. They serve a purpose and are not co...

Right, a democracy encourages diversity but not necessarily gender diversity. Some people insist the US is not a democracy but a republic. I think tho...

I have found everyday Christians find the existence of God be a fact. That is because every time something good happens, they thank God for that. I th...

That is what we are working on here. Religions work because they make people feel good and give them rules for living together successfully. More than...

:rofl: My sister and I are dealing with old age problems. And we are nearing Thanksgiving and dealing with the reality of pretty serious family proble...

That would not be fun. Having 3 models for humans or only one just doesn't work for me. It does not go with you can be anything you want to be and rig...

I loved those stereotypes and I think we have a lot to gain by being aware of them. During the Great Recession when OPEC embargoed oil to the US, I fo...

Thank you :cry: I cry because I have such a different understanding of democracy and it seems futile to convey my different way of thinking about it. ...

The book you recommend looks interesting and because of this discussion with you, I bought a copy of "A History of Women in America" by Janet L. Corye...

There is practical math that is applied to life and math for technology that leaves most mathematically ignorant but is great for the few who go on to...

Oh my, you excite me so much! We need a good book about what Industrialization and war have done to our values and relationships. I worry that concept...

Those videos are most enjoyable. For sure you stirred a lot of thinking in my head. I notice my reaction is very judgmental with feelings of disgust h...

That is pure genius comparing the meaning of those two words and I think your statement of us having a civilization but not good socialization is perf...

My biggest impression of what you said is that people interested in philosophy tend to be more civil than those who have no interest in philosophy. I ...

:rofl: When my X left so did the tools. Do you know how hard it is to make repairs with kitchen equipment? I also resented the division of labor that ...

Oh yes! I see this so much as I deal with terrible family relationships spinning off of the individual stories each child and grandchild has created t...

]\ As soon as I lied down I thought of Sumer and the story of a wild man living in the wilderness being tamed by a woman in the city. The point being ...

Okay I read the whole quote. Now I am going to back to bed to ponder it. Immediately I know, I like the notion that I belong to the world, better than...

That is a hopeful statement. I say that because I don't have a sense of it being true where I live. In a democracy, we all have responsibilities for o...

Hold on to that memory because that is what I am talking about! I studied home economics and I did not question that I should find a husband, get marr...