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“Do you know what a God who is not personal is?” asks Mordechai. “Weather. Just weather.” — God on Trial by Anthony Sacramone Small talk in Ohio is never a problem: You always have the weather. Specifically, your intense dislike for it. One day I literally (a word I use in its literal sense) got rained on, enjoyed the sun, froze…
It is not wisdom but authority that makes a law. — Thomas Hobbes On Tuesday, I had to go to court. Not the courts, where I play basketball, have fun, and get some exercise. But the court where I sit and wait, hear Latin words I don’t know, and pay money for driving faster than…
Believe those who are seeking truth. — [shared quotation] For the first time in over 100 years, measles, mumps, and other dangerous, communicable diseases are on the rise in the United States (World Health Organization, 2017). And social scientists point to the anti-vaccination movement as a primary cause. For example, the measles (a highly contagious…