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A poem to start this post: Sometimes my heart aches When I gaze across the sea At death and destruction That doesn’t need to be You say...

In Part One we explored whether humans are naturally violent and, if this were the case, there is not a lot we can do to prevent eventual...

Post No. 39: China and the U.S.: Part One Are Humans Naturally Violent? The issue of China and its massive economic and military strength...

Note: This post is not political nor is it meant to be about Religion. It’s about Jesus the man, his example and insights. And it is...

During these times when people are experiencing anxiety (on one side) and exuberance (on the other), perhaps it is timely to investigate...

This post is about policies from two past presidents, and what we might learn from them today.  The scribblings in this post may or may...

Have you ever imagined what you might want to see in an improved human society?  Many of us see things we don’t like and wonder how it...

With all the talk from both the left and the right about American democracy being at risk, perhaps it is timely to investigate the...

In the early days of the Internet it was widely assumed that this new Internet would allow a new kind of freedom for ordinary citizens to...

A poem to start this post: Be careful with friends They come in all sizes Just enjoy the connection Don’t look for prizes There is...

A Poem to Start This Post: Each day rises anew Even this year’s first one So look forward not back Cause we’ve already given The last one...

Jesus lived his message And people followed The emperor made it viral Now we have Christmas It celebrates the birth Of love and...

A poem to start this post: Are you like me There’s always something That’s not quite right And needs fixing? Often I am busy And don’t...

This post is very different from my previous posts because it is actually a podcast. In this podcast I interview Rocco Paolucci who has...

A poem to start this post: Where Are the Wise Leaders? I look out at many wars Safe in my cozy palace. I cringe at easy brutality Driven...

Those fossil fuel protesters at the U.S. Open tennis match distracted me into writing the previous post on climate change. My original...

The other day I was watching the semi-final women’s tennis match of the U.S. Open when it was interrupted by a group of protesters in the...

Now that we have an informed amateur’s idea about AI (see Posts 21 - 23), it might be worthwhile to explore which elements of AI are...

Part One on this topic described how to use interactive AI through Microsoft’s Bing ChatGPT4 and gave some examples.  Part Two gave a...