Year: 2007
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Healthy Sexuality
by Jason Stotts When I was younger, I would often hear the term “dirty mind” derisively used to describe someone who had erotic thoughts. Obviously, this is no more than a base attempt to denigrate sexuality and eroticism. I, however, do not believe in disparaging natural aspects of humanity. Proper sexuality is a sign of…
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On Natures
by Jason Stotts The nature of any existent is that aspect or attribute which explains the greatest number of characteristics and/or actions of the existent. A “nature” is an epistemological device of identifying existents by their fundamental characteristics. It has no metaphysical existence aside from the facts of reality that allow it to be formed…
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On The Role of Fiction
by Jason Stotts Fiction serves a unique purpose in our lives: in it we see whole new worlds, new situations, and new people. We experience something that in the ordinary course of our days we do not get to experience in a pure form. We get to experience life in a microcosm, life under a…
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The World of Our Dreams
by Jason Stotts Our world today is permeated by nihilism. It is a black cloak of faith, irrationality and death that is encompassing our world and slowly extinguishing the noble spark of the human spirit. Unfortunately, it cannot be destroyed: there is no way to destroy a nothing. But just as light drives away the…
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What Causes Sexual Attraction? (Revised)
by Jason Stotts The issue of sexual desire is one of the great mysteries of the ages; it is a phenomenon that has persisted since before the Greeks, a phenomenon as old as sexuality itself. The issue, at first, seems as though it should be painfully obvious: have not all of us experienced sexual desire?…
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Airport Epiphany
by Jason Stotts I was at Port Columbus Airport (CMH) last night and realized something interesting: there is no reason to ever put up a broken escalator sign, it’s more appropriate to just say “currently stairs”.
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Review: Crosspoints
by Jason Stotts Crosspoints: A Novel of Choice by Alexandra York ISBN:1413418953 In Crosspoints, Alexandra York weaves the story of three people whose passion for their work may or may not be the result of unacknowledged premises: Leon, whose artistic fame is rivaled only by the price of his commissions; Tara, whose passion for archaeology…
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Holidays: Altruism’s Corruption of the Holy
by Jason Stotts Recently I made a surprising discovery: my friend Karen’s favorite holiday is the Fourth of July. This rather astonished me as I had never before heard anyone identify the Fourth as her favorite holiday. It’s not that I’m stunned by the choice of days – the Fourth is a most deserving day…