The Lifeline program originated in 1984, during the administration of Ronald Reagan; it was expanded in 1996, during the administration of Bill Clinton; and its first cellular provider service (SafeLink Wireless) was launched by TracFone in 2008, during the administration of George W. Bush. All of these events happened prior to election of Barack Obama.…
Google is a corporation. It is a profit-seeking business made-up of many individuals. Possibly one or more of the individuals working at the corporation are your friends or could be so. But Google is not and can not ever be your friend. Saying Google Corporation is your friend is as illogical as saying a power-pole…
Over the years I’ve heard stated many-a-time the concerns of parents in regard to fear that a son would grow up homosexual. I may have even expressed that fear myself in one way or another, or at one time or another, but have since forgotten. And I have since then become unfearful of such a…
The human strives to achieve and maintain the highest status possible with peers under existing circumstances. In this age, one way this is accomplished is to claim to have rescued someone or something from an abusive relationship. For instance, instead of the average person saying she adopted a dog for companionship, she now usually claims…
I’ve read and heard the opinions of some philosophers who believe that humans have evolved a nature which drives them to seek “retribution.” However, either these philosophers are paid to sell illusory propaganda or they have not stepped back and studied the big picture to see specifically what a retributive drive is and how it…
James, when the statement is made, “Jess and Jenny are going to do what Jess and Jenny want to do.” What is being suggested or implied by the statement? 1. Is this implying that J and J have some way of transcending the fully caused physical beings that they are? 2. Is this implying that…
Recently while standing in the checkout line at Walmart I witnessed another shopper attempting to place (from rear of his shopping cart) a bag of wild bird seed into the rack underneath. The basket of the cart was full of potted plants just purchased, and one of his hands was handicapped with a wallet while…
The perception, attitude, and opinions of the Typical Hindu from India (in regard to eating cattle) is the result of religious indoctrination and other cultural forces. That is, perception, attitude, and opinions may be factors involved in the individual’s choice behavior, but those factors themselves developed as a consequence of still yet other factors, which…
I read a some research finding a few years ago and can’t recall who the researcher was. Any input in that area would be appreciated. The article describe how a researcher used a platinum probe thinner than a hair to stimulate deep regions of an individual’s brain. Since I can’t recall the researcher’s name, we’ll…
A gentleman was chatting with me the other day and suddenly right out of the blue said, “Please don’t think I am delusional.” I was surprised at the gentleman’s assumption that I would think such. And I wondered whether he had been accused in the past of being delusional. After all, I have previously noticed…
My son readily accepts the theory of cognitive bias, since the bias is testable and comprehensible as a evolutionary developed trait. However, he feels that in order for a human to have a confirmation bias, the bias must be explainable according to the scientific discipline called, Behaviorism. I never had given the matter much thought…
We were taught in elementary science that three things are necessary for fire. One is fuel. The second is an oxidizer, such as oxygen. And the third is kindling temperature. Now we can discuss available oxygen and existing temperature when we speculate on the fuel catching fire. But to use such terms as “oxygen versus…
To err is human. At times we misconceive and/or misperceive situations. Our brain has built-in cognitive biases. And we also have confirmation biases that we are usually unaware of. For this reason the blind experiment has become fundamental to the scientific method. An anthropologist cannot be a participant-observer of any people without that participation having…
“Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself.” I once heard that quote–taken from FDR’s First Inaugural Address–and I thought it was one of the deepest philosophical statements I had ever heard come out of the mouth of a politician. Fear is an emotion induced by a perceived threat which evokes the flight or…
My son sees a problem inherent to the statement, “Free will is an illusion.” He correctly pointed out that the term illusion is commonly used to refer to a misconception of something that exists. Whereas, nothing exists that can be misconceived as free will. For example, there are logical snares in the statement, “Thor is…
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