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In the Wake of Hamas’s Attack on Israel, We Must Keep Our Eyes Fixed on the Horizon
October 7, 2023 was a deeply sad day for civilization, as Hamas militants conducted vicious attacks on southern Israel resulting in the deaths of some 1,400 people, mostly civilian, and the abduction of over 200 others. The barbarism of the terrorists was beyond comprehension, as they tortured and executed victims in front of loved ones and decapitated children. Predictably, Israel has responded with massive attacks on Gaza, already resulting in the deaths of several thousand Palestinian civilians and turning the territory into a humanitarian disaster.
Taking The Anxiety Out Of Clickwrap Agreements
So, you’re in a new app on your phone, say a dating site or a sign-up for some software, and this long legal...
Epistolary Etiquette: What is the Proper Salutation for Formal Correspondence in a Non-Binary World?
The conventional way we open formal correspondence in our culture is, of course, “Dear [insert name or title],”...
Contemplating the Ethics of Luck
“Luck” can be defined as good fortune or advantage that arises as a result of chance. But people can have double...
Getting Even: The Refuge of a Small Mind
On Vindictiveness, Vengeance, and Other Acts of Retribution Vindictiveness is the quality of seeking to do harm to...
Whither Hierarchy: Order vs. Oppression
Fans of Prometheus Speaks may have had an opportunity to read my posts on Communism and on the Sigma Male. Both of...
Are All Relationships Based on Exchange?
Taking a Critical Look at Social Exchange Theory Some two decades ago, someone who was counseling me uttered six...
Are We Thinking Like Cannibals and Don’t Realize It?
Cannibalism and the Acquisition of Attributes in Human Relationships For some time, I have pondered attraction in...
Our Imperfect Union: Democracy and American Arrogance Casting the Beam Out of America’s Eye
America is quick to criticize other nations whose political systems do not live up to what it considers to be...
The Awesome Power of Vulnerability
When we think of vulnerability, we normally think of it in terms of weakness. Afterall, if you are vulnerable, you...
Yearning to Become a Child When I Grow Up: Giving Free Rein to the Child Within Us
The expression “getting in touch with one’s inner child” is something of a cliché that refers to a desire to...
The Toxic Homophobia of the TV Sitcom “Friends”
The sitcom Friends, which aired on NBC from 1994 to 2004, was and remains a cultural phenomenon. Over the course...
My Friend Cecil’s Take on Reality and the Mind (Part I): The Play/Movie/Show
[Note: This post explores unconventional perspectives on reality and consciousness, and, as such, is perhaps the...
The British Royal Family: Why We Have Trouble Looking Away
I have a problem, though not one that most people would consider as such. No matter how much I try, I cannot seem...
Contemplating the Tribulations of Extended Human Longevity and Immortality
Reports in the media on extending human longevity have always enticed me, and I am sure, many of you too. Even...
“Mirroring” In a Dating Context: Narcissism, Bonding, or Both?
Some years ago, I was on a date with a guy at a bar. He ordered his drink from the bartender, and then I ordered...
The Quakers: They’re About More Than Just Oatmeal
Recently, I started attending Quaker Meetings in New York. (The formal name given to Quakers is “The Religious...
Power: Wisdom and Warnings
Power. I define it as the ability to make events and circumstances conform to one’s will. This, of course,...
The Moral Imperative of Reparations for Black Americans
The issue of reparations for Black Americans reemerges from time to time, but it has invariably garnered less...
Being “Real” As Seen Through the Lens of Children’s Stories: What Children’s Literature Has to Say About the Nature of Reality
This blog post is a bit lighter than most of my other posts that deal with weightier issues. It’s about what it...
Communism as Ideological Bogeyman
Few topics are as treacherous to tread in American political discourse than Marxist/Communist thought. (In this...
A Look at the Elderly Homeless — An Alarming Picture
The issue . . . It is a sad tragedy of modern America that nearly 50,000 of our older citizens live without stable...
Ironic Bigotry: A Primer on Ageism in Hiring
Age discrimination has afflicted employment practices since the last century, especially in the area of hiring. In...
Love as Liberation
The subject of love has been written on more than any other human emotion. Books, poems, songs, plays, and films...
On Forgiveness
We all know what “forgiveness” is, right? It’s what you do when you accept an apology from someone for some wrong...
Understanding the Sigma Male
Most of us are familiar with the term “Alpha Male” -- men who have a dominant position in social, professional,...
Introduction To This Blog
Welcome to Prometheus-Speaks.org, a blog that seeks to provide readers with intriguing and original thinking on a...