Pope Francis stunned the ecclesiastical world last month when he seemed to deny the existence of Hell or to imply that it had been abolished, as one newspaper headline put it. This seemed to follow his previous statements that God wanted to stress his mercy rather than the threat of...

We have all heard that quasi-philosophical question and have pondered it and wondered at the accepted truth of the answer that is famously given to it. The question to which I allude is this: “If a tree falls in the forest and there is no one to hear it, does it really make a sound?” The...

This Thursday, March 15, is National Everything You Think is Wrong Day. On every other day of the year we are know-it-alls, believing we have a superior understanding of the world. But on Thursday we are supposed to sit back and reflect on our lack of knowledge regarding everything. It’s...

Liar, Liar pants on fire, hanging from a telephone wire. We heard that every day on the playground in elementary school. Children said it when calling out another kid’s lie. But these days it seems that grown-ups, especially our politicians, are the ones that are telling the tall tales. One...

Just recently, Formula 1 announced that they will not be using grid girls in their races anymore due to modern day societal norms. Apparently,  according to modern day societal norms, men dislike cars and beautiful girls, so this is obviously going to bring more fans and viewers. The girls,...

By now, everybody is familiar with the interview of Jordan Peterson that Cathy Newman conducted on Channel 4, which wasn’t exactly a display of unbiased and objective journalism. Most people are condemning the network and Cathy Newman for this interview. I don’t think that’s...

Last year and the beginning of 2018 have seen the rise of hashtags left and right (mostly left, but some are alright). So, one more time, I’m going to use my ridiculously high powers of deduction and deep-entrenched cynicism to predict the hashtags that will be necessary in 2018. Trigger...

Recently a lot of people have been claiming that there is a special place in hell for groups of individuals whom they find objectionable. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said it of women who don’t help each other (as in those not supporting Hillary Clinton). Ivanka Trump said it...

The world is a dangerous place these days. We are threatened by terrorism, natural disasters, climate change and war. But there is one danger that most people are unaware of which is that our planet may be secretly ruled by a race of intergalactic reptilian aliens also known as lizard people...

Our major political parties are constantly arguing over things like climate change, immigration and the economy. Blah, blah, blah. I don’t care much about any of those things. They don’t have a direct or immediate effect on my life. I had lost all interest in politics until I discovered a new...

Have you ever wanted to fight the system? Be part of the revolution that makes real change possible? Transform the world into a better place? We all do, don’t we? However, that kind of change usually involves hard work, money, and, most importantly, risk. Who has time to challenge the man...

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Our country has been hit by so many destructive hurricanes and damaging wildfires in the last few months that some people are saying they are retribution from God for something we have done. I’m not sure about that, but it did make me wonder if the Lord is angry with us. So I decided to get...

Thinking is defined as, “the process of using one’s mind to consider or reason about something.” The definition brings to mind Rodin’s sculpture of a nude male figure sitting on a rock with his chin resting on one hand while supposedly meditating about some lofty philosophical idea. Some say...

(With apologies to William Shakespeare) Donald Trump recently declared that he is the victim of a WITCH HUNT. His supporters agree; his detractors don’t. I’m not sure who is right. All I know is that we haven’t had a good witch hunt since the Salem Witch trials. We are overdue for one and I...

©2017, all rights reserved published with the permission of the author Teachings of Eugene is drawn by Sophie the Dog, and chronicles life in a parallel world that very much resembles ours—except for the absence of humans. TOE is an inscrutable wisdom tradition which appears to be useful for...

I decided to make this a productive summer by reading some interesting and informative books. While researching what to read, I stumbled across the books for Dummies collection. “For Dummies” is an extensive series of informational / research books which are intended to present...