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Leadership as gift-giving

Posted on February 20, 2011 by me

From my other blog: Everyone has gifts. A true leader not only recognizes this, but empowers people to use those gifts. Everyone also has needs. I need your gifts, and you need mine. No man is an island, not even … Continue reading →

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If lying is always wrong, do you want to be right?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by me

Hadley Arkes writes an interesting article today on the rightness or wrongness of lying, in When Speaking Falsely is Right. An excerpt: … The point is: Not every taking of property is a theft. Not ever killing is a murder. … Continue reading →

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The alden swan dot com Wordle

Posted on February 17, 2011 by me

From wordle.net, here’s a graphic representation of words used in my blog, with the most-used being the largest. I don’t know how it chooses the words, however, as at least one word in the image has only been used twice, … Continue reading →

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New atheism, bad philosophy

Posted on February 17, 2011 by me

If there’s one thing that distinguishes the so-called “New Atheists” from the old atheists, it’s that the New Atheists are notoriously bad at philosophy, something I’ve said before. Edward Feser writes on this topic, Philosophers and theologians are constantly told … Continue reading →

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