Year: 2005

by Jason Stotts Recently on the news I saw a bunch of “bunny-huggers” gathered somewhere protesting the “unethical treatment of animals” because these animals were being used to test pharmaceutical products to make sure they were safe for human use. Now, this seems to me to be 1) an evil inversion of Morality, 2) ridiculous…

by Jason Stotts While in the Houston Airport (which was a great time by the way, to be in Texas for 5 hours on a lay-over!) I was sitting in the airport I saw a lot of “different” people. One of these was a, well let us say, “portly gentleman.” Anyway, stretched over his bulbous…

by Jason Stotts Cox and Forkum are the greatest cartoonists ever! (http://www.coxandforkum.com/archives/000627.html)

by Jason Stotts Being at the Objectivist conference has given me a rare perspective on the state of the culture in America, since being here is so different from being out in the “real world”. Being in a place where rational thought is upheld as a virtue, where people are all friendly and open and…

by Jason Stotts I’m sure that everyone has heard the old riddle: “Is the glass half-full or half-empty?” Well, it’s a question that I have always answered “half-full” merely because it indicates being “optimistic” as opposed to “pessimistic,” or at least that’s how the riddle usually runs. Now for those of you who know me,…

by Jason Stotts While out here at the Objectivist conference, I’ve been taking a number of interesting seminars, one of which is “The Elements of Thinking in Principles” by Dr. Craig Biddle. The official course description reads: Ayn Rand’s cognitive clarity and moral certainty were consequences of her thinking in principles. Thinking in principles is,…

by Jason Stotts How great it is to soar among the birds, between the twinkling lights far below, and the glittering stars far above. How great it is to be master of nature, to have a mind capable of feats not yet known, to live among the wonders wrought by our hand. How great it…

by Jason Stotts Okay, so perhaps I should preface this by saying that I hate poetry and I cannot write poetry, but I was moved to try and put down my feelings and this is what came out of it…so read at your own risk. You have been warned. How great is Man that he…