Tag: virtue
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Chuang Tzu Comic
More than half a lifetime ago I was a student at a very expensive liberal arts college called Reed. I was not a good student. The college is in Portland Oregon and the city was beautiful at the time. I could wander freely because I was also in the military and looked more dangerous than…
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The Virtue of Uselessness
It has been another good day. I have not been getting as much sleep as I like. But I have remained as productive as a usually am. I have been shifting back and forth between artificial D&D and the works of Chuang Tzu. He is among the wisest philosophers that have ever lived. He spent…
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Doing Enough Good
There’s an LDS hymn called, “Have I done any good in the world today?” It includes a line that implies that only when people are actively doing good can they help others to live. No set amount of good is required, but doing good is a duty. John Stewart Mill wrote something to the effect…
Latter Day Sinner 