Tag Archives: Morality

Amoral Karma

Posted on February 6, 2013 by thevenerablecorvex

I have a very simple policy towards other people’s religions, which is much the same as the policy that I have towards other people’s sex lives: that is to say that I regard them as being deeply personal, and so … Continue reading →

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The Didactic Express, Final Analysis

Posted on October 12, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

Well, ladies, gentlemen and gender rebels, I have done it! For the past month, I have teased and tortured the events of each day, looking for some manner of  moral instruction or life lesson (no matter how tenuous) and posted … Continue reading →

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The Didactic Express, Day Whatever: Off the Rails

Posted on September 23, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

Do you like reading these posts? The ones that teach you moral lessons, I mean? I certainly don’t like writing them. If I felt like wasting time blogging about every trivial day-to-day experience, I would have stuck with my livejournal, … Continue reading →

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Not This Song and Dance Again

Posted on September 13, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I assume that we all know how it goes at this point: someone in the West in some way blasphemes against the Prophet Muhammad, news of this comes to fundamentalists in the Islamic countries, and we all wind-up watching paroxysms … Continue reading →

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The Didactic Express

Posted on September 13, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

If there’s one thing that I truly hate about children’s television programs (North American ones in particular) it is this: the bizarre need to shoehorn a moral lesson for the child to learn into every episode. Anyone who grew-up in … Continue reading →

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A Little Introspection

Posted on July 1, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

Don’t get me wrong: I think that introspection is a very important thing to do as one goes through life. Afterall, how else can one move toneself forwards, as a person, other than through identifying their own personal flaws and … Continue reading →

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Useless Little Questions

Posted on April 15, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I don’t like macaroni and cheese; I just don’t. I find it impossible, once it is in my mouth, to force myself to swallow. If a single noodle somehow manages (I can only assume through quantum mechanical tunnelling, because the … Continue reading →

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The Whole Concept of Sin

Posted on April 3, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

One of my biggest problems with religious morality in general is the whole concept of “sin.” What I mean by this is that I do not understand how certain actions can be said to be inherently evil, regardless of their … Continue reading →

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Discerning Politics

Posted on February 2, 2012 by thevenerablecorvex

I recall once a few years ago, someone told me that the professional basketball player Michael Jordan had more money than several African nations. I have no idea whether that’s true or not (though that’s somewhat immaterial to the discussion … Continue reading →

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A Message From Your Baser Nature

Posted on December 9, 2011 by thevenerablecorvex

An Appeal From Your Baser Nature Hello, my dearest darling Do you remember me? I’ve spent along time waiting Watching on T.V. I am the sea from which you rose (Perhaps you don’t recall) And should the Gods grant you … Continue reading →

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