
Quotes by Freethinkers, Rationalists, and Reformers
Every day features more outrages from the political-religious Right, so this blog features 50 quotes by freethinkers, secular-humanists, atheists, and agnostics who have birthdays in
Learn More From Values Of The Wise
Jason Merchey the writer, philosophical thinker, and Master’s-level psychologist shares his perspectives on classical and modern applications of values, wisdom, ethics, and personal growth. The goal is to provide insight into what “a life of value” is and how one can live it. Quotations, proverbs, idioms, and historical facts often provide grist for the mill. Occasional guest blogs are featured as well.
Every day features more outrages from the political-religious Right, so this blog features 50 quotes by freethinkers, secular-humanists, atheists, and agnostics who have birthdays in
I have incredible respect for “old-school” honor and integrity. I fear that it is either American decadence or simply a low point we are experiencing
As Jake Johnson, the very capable staff writer for the brilliant site www.CommonDreams.org points out, Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com is off-the-charts wealthy. But he doesn’t
Some Montaigne quotes, such as the following, are abstruse and unwieldy: “Difficulty is a coin which the learned conjure with so as not to reveal
This blog about the absurd race for high school graduates to gain acceptance at one of the top 50 colleges and universities in America –
I was either born or molded into a perfectionist. I just wanted to put that out there. I also am, how should I say, not
I aim to convince the reader that two things which work against social progress, social justice, the ability to survive global warming, and so on
This blog is a social critique of America, and makes the point that the United States has had some endemic problems written right into the
Attitude is everything, so they say. There is truly something to that. According to one strain of research, our happiness is about 50% “determined” by
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