Courting Destiny

Destiny enroute
Questioned me one day,
“Whither go thou shalt’
‘Or beg thou, thy stay?”
The choice was quite clear
I replied with thought,
“If there, I’m still here
‘In the now I’m caught,”
“Thou hast answered well
‘For to make way hence,
‘Is but here, you tell
‘And presently, thence,”
“Courting destiny
‘Is in the moment,
‘For what is to be
‘Yields from the present,”
I asked, “Win or lose
‘Is [...]

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Science and Belief

What I believe is my choice. As with knowledge, my beliefs may change when new information comes to light. However, I cannot choose what is known; that is a matter of objective reality, of collective observations compared to each other. Perhaps I might provide proof that something exists, within a margin of error. But in [...]

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Say things like you are talking to a 6 year-old (why?!?)

There is a distinct effort in recent years to reduce communications to minimal levels. Often an argument is framed that one does not understand a subject unless one can put it in terms that a six-year-old can understand. This parroted refrain is simply absurd. What is the level of understanding of a six year old [...]

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