OVERVIEW OF PHILOSOPHY   THALES AND THE PRE-SOCRATICS Ok- let me do a little teaching- maybe finish it tonight.   Christianity is not simply ‘made up stories’ from some bible.   No- the history of Western Thought- Philosophy- ideas- all of the various World Views are imbedded with God- our concepts of God- and ask…

The Pentagon killed a Kataib Hezbollah leader in downtown Baghdad last week using a weapon that employs six long blades to shred its target and minimize civilian casualties‚ defense officials said.  The modified Hellfire missile‚ which inside the military is referred to colloquially as “the flying Ginsu‚” recalling the popular knives sold on TV infomercials in the 1970s‚ was used to target Abu Baqr al-Saadi‚ the leader of Kataib Hezbollah in Syria. The U.S. use of...

Yale University is considering reinstating standardized testing and join Ivy League peer Dartmouth College in a policy shift that reflects a broad reevaluation within higher education admissions.

Bisecting a wide sandy beach‚ the Huntington Beach pier beckons tourists and surfers alike‚ creating a break in the waves that helps gives the city its nickname: Surf City‚ USA. It is a scene as laidback as the name would suggest - and a stark contrast to the political hostility spilling out of City Hall just a short drive inland. Since a conservative majority took over the Huntington Beach City Council a little more than a year ago‚ it has vigorously pursued an agenda aligned with the...

When control of Congress and the White House falls under one party‚ it’s easier to get legislation passed. As Democrats proved in early 2021‚ a tie in the Senate and rules surrounding reconciliation‚ bypassing cloture motions‚ allowed them to pass the American Rescue Plan Act‚ a $2 trillion behemoth of a spending bill. However‚ when one party controls the House‚ and the other controls the Senate and the White House‚ it’s different. The Republican Party controls...

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