Should we be saying God Bless America or God Save America?
God Save America
Author: Alec
Anti-Democracy
Jesus said: “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
In the modern world we might say that no one can serve both wealth and democracy.
Making the Choice
Who are the real Americans? After all, very few of us are descended from the original native Americans.
Boris and Igor
There’s a joke about two poor Russians, Boris and Igor, which has relevance to America today.
Hallucinations
Some people are concerned about Artificial Intelligence because it sometimes hallucinates and gives answers that are simply untrue.
So Long
The cats have been pontificating and advising for seven years and 800 posts. They are now taking a break, going in an indefinite sabbatical. Perhaps they will make an ocasional appearance, perhaps they will never return.
In the meantime you can scroll through all 800 Cat World posts. If you prefer, you can filter them by category by clicking the three bars at the top left and selecting a category from the Categories drop-down at the bottom.
The title of this post and the reference to fish come of course from the name of the fourth book in Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish.
The long quote about “End! Why should it end?” is from the last lines of the play Opus, by Michael Hollinger, modified slightly to refer to words rather than notes.
Stupid Behaviors
Ellen Langer is an influential professor of psychology at Harvard. She has one key piece of advice for us.
Forms of Entertainment
Many people insist that it’s important to follow the news. But is it?
Self-Pity
Self-pity is maybe the worst and most destructive of the emotions. This comic was inspired by a great quote from Stephen Fry.
Illegitimate Children
Some people believe that it’s wrong to have children outside of marriage.
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