Practical Wisdom for Everyday Life
One of the more sophisticated (although flawed) arguments I had encountered during my protest of the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania “Circle the Square with Prayer” event commemorating the National Day of Prayer was an attempt to argue that God exists because God is the foundation for inductive reasoning and can be the only explanation justifying inductive reasoning. This […]
On May 2 of 2013 — following announcement and explanation of my intentions to attend — I protested “Circle the Square with Prayer” – an annual event held on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania presented by the National Day of Prayer Committee of NEPA in observance of the United States government recognized National Day of Prayer. Members from […]
A short interlude piece for this evening…expect more substantial pieces tomorrow evening. – JV — Earlier today, I attended a presentation concerning suicide in which a presenter said, “Suicide is not about dying. It’s about making the pain go away.” Is not the result of suicide, regardless of motivation, death? Does not, with death, pain […]
I was invited to appear on the April 19 episode of the Pennsylvania-based David Madeira talkradio show to discuss a recent piece and term paper I had written concerning the ”gender wage gap.’ Listen to the clip on Soundcloud here: Listen to the full episode the clip was taken from here on the David Madeira […]
Last week, I authored a piece — inspired by a research paper I had written for my graduate-level Human Development class — expressing skepticism of the ‘gender pay gap’ and an associated proclamation from President Obama which declares April 9 as “Equal Pay Day.” The piece inspired some interesting discussion with more than 35 comments […]
