Frederick Kettering

Fond of Greek Polytheism: Zeus, Hera, Apollo, Artemis. Also cats, oaks, islands, meteors; Homer, Rilke, Stevens; Byrd, Bach, Brahms; Rogier, Vermeer, Cezanne...

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15 stunning works of art. 5 life-changing books. One grateful letter to the British Museum. Who could ask for more? https://t.co/ObuLLfEDwc

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Something I thought I would never see: CNN, our reliably balanced beacon of good journalism, now shows itself to be a danger to democracy. This was a shameful, disgusting hour, showcasing D.T.'s lies, willful ignorance, and callous inhumanity: all applauded by adoring dupes.

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@MSNBC Why have you wasted so much time on this? Why have you eaten up so much of Nicolle's time with this?
Why is this TINY story worth more than a footnote?

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@tonyannett If the former guy is back on, I'll be off.

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@GodlessLiz Found myths more compelling than scriptures.

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@SaatchiArt @dragomirmisina

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@SaatchiArt @dragomirmisina https://t.co/bAMbdIaPZy

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@corneliagracchi Yes. And surely, "messing about in boats."

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@geostylegeo In my experience, "religious knowledge" is primarily communicated by assertion, by quoting scripture, or by reciting a creed. Reasoning about it comes later, to explain or justify beliefs already held.

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@geostylegeo When you figure out what it means to be "a sinner," please get to work on what it means to be "saved."

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@InfiDale3476 In the 60s, our social scientists and other intellectuals succeeded in replacing the "melting pot" metaphor with a "tossed salad." Good intentions, and some salutary results, but social cohesion wasn't among them.

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@tonyannett What is the state's interest in preventing the other 7 percent? How can any arbitrary date override the health interests of the mother and fetus?

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@marylonerganart Love some, hate some, just like figurative work.

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@geostylegeo See John Gray's "Feline Philosophy: Cats and the Meaning of Life." 2020

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@geostylegeo What? Even the Almighty Dollar?

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@geostylegeo Most booksellers and librarians, apparently.

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@geostylegeo You bet. And I value both.

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@geostylegeo Neither is provable or certain, although the available evidence and human reason favor atheism.

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@geostylegeo "Belief in" a god is an irrational, fiction-based, security blanket--a way to avoid hard questions and harder answers. "Honoring or celebrating" mythological gods, however, is a path toward appreciating our humanity.