Author Archives: Bob Felton

This was easy to predict

Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2015 @ 13:45 by Bob Felton

Robert Gates: Boy Scouts ban on gay troop leaders not sustainable As I never tire of saying: Reality always has the last word.

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Be true to your cult, ctd

Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2015 @ 11:34 by Bob Felton

When Karen Hinkley (formerly Karen Root) discovered that her missionary-husband was a pedophile, she had their marriage annulled and left their church when it mobilized to protect him. So, naturally, she being the only actual grown-up in this drama, they … Continue reading →

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Whoops

Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2015 @ 06:37 by Bob Felton

The obliviousness just takes my breath away, some days …

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The Will to Power

Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2015 @ 06:00 by Bob Felton

Book Two: A Criticism of the Highest Values That Have Prevailed HithertoIV: How Virtue Is Made to Dominate §311   By what means does a virtue attain to power — ? With precisely the same means as a political party: … Continue reading →

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John Stuart Mill, b. 1806-May-20

Posted on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 @ 08:41 by Bob Felton

The principle itself of dogmatic religion, dogmatic morality, dogmatic philosophy, is what requires to be rooted out; not any particular manifestation of that principle. Since the state must necessarily provide subsistence for the criminal poor while undergoing punishment, not to … Continue reading →

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