The pitiable state of the world today begs for a unifying principal to bring people together. Just recently I appeared at the courthouse for jury duty; it was the third time in five years, and for the third time my number didn't come up. I knew it wouldn't ( my juror number was so high that it wouldn't have come up if I'd sat there for two days ), but I had to stay until dismissed so as not to risk a contempt citation. I don't like contept citations. Something was different about this crowd ( about 400 people in the jury room ) that set it apart from the other two times.
The other times the people who congregated in the jury room were open and engaging, and I met several new people. But this crowd sat in silence, hardly looking up from the iPods, cell phones, Blackberries, and sundry other gadgets they were playing with. It was spooky. It was a long two and a half hours for one as garrulous as I am.
I like meeting people. Social intercourse is a vital part of a well-adjusted society and the free exchange of ideas is necessary to the concensus of opinion which defines and unifies a people. It will be my intent in this blog to present an alternate, hopefully sensible, view of our nation, the world, and it's people. Most of this material will be from my website;
http://timeoftheend-faithandreason.net
It has been on the Internet for six years and has been well-received by visitors from around the world. The ebooks and articles represent a compilation of thirty-four years of research and investigation. My colleagues and I are currently working on a set of video presentations that will appear on YouTube, with expanded formats on the website. Hope you enjoy the experience.
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