Prometheus Unshamed III
WHAT WE HAVE WROUGHTWhen I was growing up, our schools were replete with narratives of self-made men (among other things, it was a chauvinistic time): captains of industry, titans of finance ... I...
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IS LUDDITEITY THE ANSWER?We have given up our sovereignty as thinking, reasoning human beings and have subordinated ourselves to our technology. Nowhere is that more evident than in the case of...
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THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAINThe "information" gadget non plus ultra is the computer. Don't we just love our computers? It really does not matter what size, shape, color or speed, we love them. They are...
View ArticleSunday All Day Brunch: King Arthur
Welcome to Sunday All Day Brunch. This is an open topic thread so help yourself to the goodies and sit a spell and let us know what is on your mind. One of the most enduring legends is the one about...
View ArticleWhat causes people to snap?
Now that the Boston bombing suspect is in custody, we have to ask the right questions. And one of these questions is, what causes people to snap? The two killers are hardly your stereotypical...
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The Weaponized Lie of Self-Reliance
"Averagely wise a man ought to be, never too wise; for a wise man's heart is seldom cheerful, if he who owns it is too wise." -- "Sayings of the High One" 55, Poetic Edda I had a very, very nasty shock...
View ArticleViking Women
Many would argue that there can be no such thing, “Viking women,” that there must only be Vikings, meaning men exclusively.Language is ceaselessly malleable over the ages and is adaptable to the...
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Scott Walkers New Book - Lies Exposed Even BEFORE It's Released
Now the fingers are all pointing at you with the word "Liar". Due out November 19, Scott Walkers new book "co-written" by George W. Bushs former speech writer, Marc Thiessen, is already getting panned...
View ArticleThe Phoenix: Street Prophets Thursday Coffee Hour
Welcome to Thursday Coffee Hour. This is an open topic thread so help yourself to the goodies and sit a spell and let us know what is new with you. I thought today we could talk about the mythological...
View ArticleMysterious Strangers: Myths of Social Responsibility
ProgLegs posted an excellent diary concerning a Mormon bishop who donned the guise of homeless man, got me thinking about religious texts which focus on social responsibility. As was pointed out in...
View Article"Some say, on that first morning..." (Advent Canticle, Dec. 16)
Some say, on that first morning of Christ's birth An unseen voice swept over land and sea Crying mournful, Pan is dead -- The Great God Pan is dead; And ever since, the ancient gods have dwindled;...
View ArticleI'm dreaming of a white Santa
Santa, we know, is an Elf. Or maybe he is a Maiar. At any rate he has been kicking around Eurasia for a really long time.He is known in China as well as in the west of Eurasia. In China he is a jolly...
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How Archaeology Disproves Biblical History
All this blather by religious fanatics like Bill O'Reilly regarding the supposed war Atheists are waging on Christmas got me thinking: Would these fundamentalist folks be so right-wing if they were...
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Top Comments: Slender Man Edition
Top Comments recognizes the previous day's Top Mojo and strives to promote each day's outstanding comments through nominations made by Kossacks like you. Please send comments (before 9:30pm ET) by...
View ArticleGalatea is "Her": She is always Galatea
Confession: I live in the middle of radish fields, and the only movie theater plays nothing but "Smash and Boom III" and "Tyler Perry Presents Loud and Noisy." Consequently, I will sound like a moron...
View ArticleJapanese Mind 2 – The Crane Wife Strikes Back, and King Midas
Hi, I wrote the recent diary, “Japanese Mind- Story of the Crane”, and I am very happy for all of your warm responses, and putting me in Community Spotlight and Rec List. I am so grateful for all the...
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Tweet Of God has the last word on the evolution/creationism 'debate'
Here you go: For those who can't view images:After the #creationdebate, be sure to stay tuned for the #gravitydebate. Do things fall when you drop them? Find out tonight! One can't debate a scientific...
View ArticleKelpie (A Shape-Shifting Horse): Street Prophets Coffee Hour
Welcome to the Tuesday meeting of the Coffee Hour here at the Street Prophets group. This is an open thread. In an attempt to inspire our imaginations today, I thought I’d bring up the topic of the...
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"Easter" Resurrections - A Shortlist of "Saviors"
Even after I had shed the superstitions instilled in my childhood, I believed a man named Jesus once roamed the Middle East.Though not the supernatural offspring of any god, I figured he was a drifter...
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It is the right of every human being to choose their gender
In the Tip Jar to my Tuesday evening diary I mentioned that the India Supreme Court has recognized transgender as a third gender.The ruling of the two-judge panel was written by Justice. K. S....
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