July 2012
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Mormonism and American Exceptionalism
It’s worth noting that an enthusiastic belief in American exceptionalism is part of Mormon culture and theology. Should we continue to perpetuate the meme that america is favored by god? Read more: Mormonism and American Exceptionalism
Jul 27th
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Barack Obama and Leaking National Security Secrets
The line that “Obama is a traitor because he leaks [National Security Secrets]“ is suddenly a talking point in this presidential campaign. What do you think should be kept from the public towards american strategic interest? Read more: Barack Obama and Leaking National Security Secrets
Jul 27th
If knowledge can create problems, it is not...
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them -Isaac Asimov | http://mys.tc
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The power of choosing good and evil is within the...
The power of choosing good and evil is within the reach of all -Origen
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Please all, and you will please none -Aesop
Please all, and you will please none -Aesop | http://mysticpolitics.com
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Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside,...
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes ~Carl Jung | http://mysticpolitics.com
Jul 27th
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No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so...
No philosophy, no religion, has ever brought so glad a message to the world as this good news of Atheism ~Annie Besant | http://mysticpolitics.com
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Jon McNaughton, the Tea Party’s Painter
Mormon painter Jon McNaughton’s Tea Party Art has received a lot of negative attention for simplicity and heavy-handedness. Is this art, political propaganda- or both? Read more: Jon McNaughton, the Tea Party’s Painter
Jul 27th
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Old Lands, New Gospels: The Science of Happiness...
Move over Kabbalah and Scientology, the new ‘New Religious Movement’ is Japan’s Happy Science Religion, now getting traction in Uganda. Does the business background and marketing strategy of new religious movements poke at their ‘spiritual’ truths? Read more: Old Lands, New Gospels: The Science of Happiness in Uganda
Jul 26th
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6 Modern Realpolitik Tips from Machiavelli
To understand modern politics do we need to study the fifteenth-century Italian strategist, Niccolò Machiavelli? Does one need to study the Art of War to understand world affairs? Read more: 6 Modern Realpolitik Tips from Machiavelli
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