Category Archives: Philosophic

Believe in things to come

The first principle of the gospel is faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. There are a lot of reasons that faith is a foundational principle in the gospel. Faith is an active principle, requiring input from us to actually bring blessings into our life. A powerful aspect of this faith is the act of believing …

11 May 2012 – 20:31:17 | By Jonathan | Posted in Philosophic, Religious |

The Death Sentence

Someone sentenced with death should not have to wait for death. Nor should society have to continue to pay to keep that person alive. A death sentence should be carried out immediately. That is the consequence of a death sentence. If a person, sentenced with death, sits in a cell for 20+ years, what was …

20 July 2011 – 11:58:08 | By Jonathan | Posted in Philosophic, Political |

Prisoner Restitution

Citizens of the United States of America have rights. Such as the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When a citizen commits a crime, they do so in trade for some of their rights. In other words, were I to kill someone, I would give up my rights to liberty and the …

20 July 2011 – 11:44:58 | By Jonathan | Posted in Economics, Energy, Philosophic, Political, Religious | Tagged , , , , , |

Scarcity vs Abundance Quiz

How do you think about money? Read each question and pick the answer that most closely resembles the way that you think. 1) My friend lands a new job that pays a lot more than money than my job does, and it has amazing benefits, including 4 weeks of vacation. I feel very excited for …

10 May 2011 – 20:50:09 | By Jonathan | Posted in Economics, Philosophic | Tagged , , , , |

Misplaced Roles

In response to the idea of withdrawing our troops from the world as mentioned by Ron Paul in a recent blog post of his. Initially, I was wary about the idea of pulling our troops out. But I am sure that is because I have not understood everything. The problem with forming an opinion on …

09 May 2011 – 13:04:29 | By Jonathan | Posted in Philanthropic, Philosophic, Political |

What is Easter?

I was just imagining what it would be like to happen upon an American Easter celebration with no prior knowledge of the holiday or accompanying traditions. It would probably seem that Easter is about a magical bunny… that lays eggs. Eggs that mostly contain sugary treats, though occasionally there are other things in the eggs, …

25 April 2011 – 14:26:05 | By Jonathan | Posted in Philosophic, Religious | Tagged , , , |

Is there a situation where democracy won’t work?

This important question was asked and answered by Clayton M. Christensen on 16 May 2009 in a commencement speech given at Southern New Hampshire University. I encourage everyone to read this speech. Here are a couple of quotes from it that caught my attention: Too often, as a result, we overlook an obvious fact: finding …

22 February 2011 – 11:48:53 | By Jonathan | Posted in Economics, Philosophic, Political, Religious |