In a thought provoking casual consideration Medium.com posted recently the “6 Reasons Political (or Religious) Discussion is Impossible on the Internet” which is a large part of what we do here so…for your consideration:

1) People prioritize being “right” over truly listening and engaging in good faith. Being “right” or “winning” is tied to our ego, and the more strongly we identify with our ego and our opinions, the harder it is for us to be open to being wrong. The thing is — the only way we learn and grow, is by being open to being wrong.  Continue reading →

Editorial:  We live in a colorful world filled with endless possibilitie and a smorgasbord of variety. It seems just when we are embracing and enjoying the luscious harmonies that have been given to us, some people or institutions want to pigeonhole us into a black or white existence.

Not only can great diversity live in the same world or even community, it can often live within the same person.   Continue reading →

The picture on the right was posted on a website with this accompanying question;  “If you were in a public place, would you feel comfortable with this man sitting ten feet from your children?”

To this consideration one Oklahoma Mother answered, “I would explain to my children that while it is this person’s right to wear such garbage, I cannot approve. In no uncertain terms I would tell them that if I EVER catch them wearing brown slacks with blue socks  IN PUBLIC — I will slap the ever-living snot out of them.”   Continue reading →

When it comes to politics, there seems to be more division now than ever. Disagreements over how the government should handle (or refrain from intervention in) certain issues has reached fever pitch.

Liberals and conservatives have long argued about another issue: Which “side” is more rational and less biased?  As it turns out, this is one issue on which both sides are on equal footing, according to two new studies on political bias.  As Friedrich Nietzsche said, “Sometimes people don’t want to hear the truth because they don’t want their illusions destroyed.” Continue reading →