The essence of Buddhism is renunciation as the avoidance of suffering. While the renunciation of food and health causes too much suffering, it is possible to thread a ‘middle way’, the key to which is not to become attached to anything. After all, the Buddha was a prince, brought up in a luxurious life with […]
Author: whatimnothearing
WHY SHOULD I OPPOSE SLAVERY?
The thousands of world religions have one thing in common: NONE of them condemns slavery. The Bible is no exception; the 10 Commandments do not forbid slavery. Moses tells the Israelites to kill the male children and non-virgin females, but take the young virgins for themselves. Even in the New Testament, in Ephesians 6:5–8, Paul states […]
CAN CORRUPTION BRING DOWN THE WHOLE SYSTEM?
Corruption is everywhere you look. Trump’s order to the DOJ to simply hand over $1.8 billion is not only the worst corruption ever seen in Washington, but it is right out in the open for all to see. Trump is stealing all that money and daring anyone to stand in his way. This comes on […]
DO WE NATURALLY KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG?
I must have clicked on something inadvertently, because for the past week or so I have been inundated with posts and articles about religion versus atheism. The pro-religion folks often point out that without a religious framework of morality, there is no backstop to prevent someone from murder, rape, pillage, etc. The atheists counter by […]
CAN TRUMP STEAL ALL THE MONEY IN THE U.S. TREASURY?
I’ve been hearing a couple of words used by the media with increasing frequency: ‘brazen’ and ‘egregious’. That’s because Trump’s actions have become much more and more brazen and egregious these days. He has really ‘jumped the shark’ with his latest corruption: stealing 1.8 billion dollars from the Treasury to distribute to the thugs who […]
THE COMING CRASH: BE PREPARED
Cambodians, and in fact people all over the world, are not taking the coming economic catastrophe seriously enough. One reason is that the ships that left the Middle East over a month ago are still arriving in Europe and other ports, so that shortages, even of oil, are not being felt yet. However, once their […]
YES, TRUMP HAD A PLAN FOR IRAN ALL ALONG
Since the beginning of the Iran war, pundits have been criticizing Trump for not having a plan or an objective. He changes his tune every day. Many websites claim that Trump has lost the war and doesn’t know what he’s doing. I claim that Trump had clear objectives, and that he is achieving them big […]
TRUMP’S BALLROOM – NATIONAL SECURITY?
I hate to waste my time on this silly ‘assassination’ story, which is going nowhere. Social media is focused on whether it was ‘staged’ or not, but I believe that misses the point. Let’s suppose for a minute that the assassination attempt was real. Even if so, the spinners might have immediately recognized the opportunity […]
CHINA JUST BANNED FOR-PROFIT SCHOOLS
OK, for a nominally Communist country like China, for-profit education exacerbates class differences, since only the rich can attend the better schools. Therefore, an egalitarian government should outlaw profit-oriented schools. How about extending the ban to lower-middle-class countries like Cambodia or richer countries like the United States? The same class-dividing argument as in China also […]
HORMUZ MISINFORMATION
It’s hard to learn the truth about what ships are or aren’t passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Both sides have told so many blatant lies; it’s difficult to believe anything. Let’s start with the Chinese-owned tanker Rich Starry. According to the Times of India, “The Rich Starry resumed its outbound voyage overnight and sailed […]