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What Are You Doing?

What are we doing here, that is the question.
And we are blessed in this, that we happen to know the answer.
Yes, in the immense confusion one thing alone is clear.
We are waiting for Godot to come —
~Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot

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We are always trying to get somewhere, to accomplish something. Sometimes our actions are “positive”, proactive—reaching forward to get to there (rather than here). Sometimes our actions appear “negative”—attempting to avoid this or that. We are always attempting something, but what? Right now, this moment, What are you doing?

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Between the Lines

The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.
~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peace and Progress

The above quote was famously delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was apparently often quoted by President Barack Obama. But it was probably originally written by slave abolitionist, and Unitarian church minister Theodore Parker on the eve of the American Civil War. All three men were suggesting hope as a hallmark of our days on earth. Do we still believe this quote? Are we justified in such a belief? (more…)

Proof of Truth

Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back.
~Gore Vidal

What are we trying to do when we say something is “true”? On what basis do we make such statements (with a straight face, believing these notions to be justified)?