More than 50 years after I took a creative writing class in college, I've decided to try my hand at writing poetry. This one is about mortality but hopefully not morbidity.
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Sunday, March 25, 2018
CONSPIRACY THEORIES AND THE NATURE OF SKEPTICISM
Q: Let’s talk about the meaning of skepticism.
A: One way to do that might be by looking at conspiracy theories.
A while back I stumbled across an article posted on social media that claimed that the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001 was not caused by commercial passenger jets crashing into the towers. This was a relatively recent article, by the way. The article was followed by numerous comments from individuals who had embraced the belief, also voiced in the article, that there was some sort of coverup by the government or the media or both. Frankly, I was shocked and dismayed and at the same time fascinated.
A: One way to do that might be by looking at conspiracy theories.
A while back I stumbled across an article posted on social media that claimed that the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001 was not caused by commercial passenger jets crashing into the towers. This was a relatively recent article, by the way. The article was followed by numerous comments from individuals who had embraced the belief, also voiced in the article, that there was some sort of coverup by the government or the media or both. Frankly, I was shocked and dismayed and at the same time fascinated.
Thursday, March 15, 2018
THE GRIEVING PROCESS
At the risk of sounding naive, I struggle with understanding the nature of the grieving process that individuals go through at the death of a loved one. And I am looking for help to better grasp the nature of those experiences and, in particular, the basis for the grieving of those who have a firm belief in the afterlife.
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