A few years ago, some of my friends and I made up a little game that was an offshoot of the well-worn phrase “Famous last words…” Although the game was our little brainchild, I am sure that it is not original to us. Anyhow, the game goes like this:
You submit a phrase that when placed […]
“We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and the oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, […]
C. S. Lewis said: “Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.”
This quote is vindicated all the time! It’s something I think law students in particular struggle with because law school doesn’t teach what is “right”, only what is “legal”. Sudents are taught to make legal […]
I read an article this morning in Inc. Magazine that detailed the author’s self-conscious addiction to blogs. The addiction was quickly justified by pointing out that as a new business owner, there is much to be learned by perusing the blogs of venture capitalists and other small business owners. Yet for all the posturing and […]
Albert Einstein:
A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
I’m starting to think that Einstein had a greater grasp on reality […]
The next installment in our “Classics” symposium is the great debate surrounding the conflicting commandments in the garden of Eden (the assumption being that the only way for A&E to “multiply and replenish the earth” was to partake of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The very same fruit of […]
By now, those who frequent the bloggernacle are familiar with Mr. Snarky (A.K.A. the snarkernacle): He who spoofs the spoofable among us. I am proud to announce that I have finally achieved bloggernacle excellence. Yes, my last post was spoofed, and it feels great - now I’m really something! Of course, everyone recognizes only the […]
I’ve noticed that The Blogger of Jared is increasingly drawing more readers - we average about 25 site visits from different I.P. addresses every day (this is a very small readership compared to the main blogs). However, a very small number of them comment. This has led me to formulate a question for those […]
The question sometimes arises: Are we, by nature, good or evil?
King Benjamin taught: …I would that ye should remember, and always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, and his goodness and long-suffering towards you, unworthy creatures, and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility… (Mosiah ch. 4)
Moreover, the Brother […]
