The Greeks, however, were not especially well-mannered. Here are a few comments from Will Durant, describing their behavior: Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L6, P5”
Privacy-GPT
“I’m sorry to bother you again, Mr. Rosenberg…”
It was Dorie. I was hoping that she hadn’t had a problem with her program.
“Things are going well enough, I hope?”
“Oh, yes,” she said. “Everything’s coming together well… but I have another issue. Can you please meet me again?” Continue reading “Privacy-GPT”
Earned Knowledge, L6, P4
Daily Life In Greece
Daily life in the Greek city-states, as well as in the farming areas, was family-centered, usually involving what we’d call extended families. That is, the family (more often called household) included not only a mother, father and children, as it usually does now, but grandparents, in-laws and even cousins. Family groups might also be clustered together in the same general area. Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L6, P4”
How To Go To The Doctor
“Mr. Rosenberg,” the young, female voice on the phone said, “I got your number from my brother, _____. (One of the sons from the Omega Ambulance Service), and I’d like to have a discussion with you.”
I was about to ask “About what?” but the odds were very high that this was not a discussion to be conducted where Sauron was listening, and so I set it up at my usual place for such things, Jay’s Bar. I ended up meeting her about a week later. Continue reading “How To Go To The Doctor”
Earned Knowledge, L6, P3
Polytheism: The Greco-Roman Religion
In our time, people call the old religion of the Greeks and Romans paganism, but none of the Greeks or Romans used that term. They just called what they did “revering the gods.” Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L6, P3”
What Julian Assange Was Really Doing
Julian Assange sits in an English prison cell, as he has for some years. He got there on trumped-up charges and remains there because he hurt the plans of powerful people.
We must not forget about Julian. And so I am re-posting this article from some years ago, with just a bit of editing. It explains what Julian and his friends were really doing, which is probably not what you thought.
A lot of people know the what about Julian Assange and WikiLeaks – that they publish secret information – but they don’t know the why. And that’s unfortunate, because the thinking behind all the leaks is both brilliant and illuminating. Continue reading “What Julian Assange Was Really Doing”
Earned Knowledge, L6, P2
The New Greek Way
As the Greeks emerged from their reorganizing period, in the eighth century BC (800-701 BC), we can see that they were living quite differently from the way they had prior to 1,200 BC. One good example is this: The palaces of the Mycenaean kings were not turned into palaces for new kings. Rather, people turned them into temple complexes. Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L6, P2”
Why“Love One Another” Is Easy To Say But Hard To Do
“Love one another.” You hear it all the time. But while it’s nice that it’s said, people don’t do it terribly well. It’s a hard thing for them to hold in mind. They can get serious about it from time to time (and again, that’s a good thing), but doing it consistently eludes most everyone.
I think this deserves a moment of our time… if for nothing else than to work through some hypocrisy. Continue reading “Why“Love One Another” Is Easy To Say But Hard To Do”
Earned Knowledge, L6, P1
Living In Greece
Life in the famous classical civilizations of Greece and Rome was quite a bit different from life in the ancient age, and different even from life in the age of transition that ran between 1,200 and 800 BC or so.
We’ll start our examination focusing more on life in Greece, but these two groups – the Greeks and the Romans – although they started separately, came together over time, so much so that many people have treated them as a single civilization, which they called Greco-Roman. Continue reading “Earned Knowledge, L6, P1”
The Times They Are A-Changin’
Recently a friend sent me a snippet of a conversation he saw in an online community. It read, Public school attendance is indoctrination in obedience. That’s a stark statement, but what struck me was not its bluntness, but that it has become common.
Not many decades ago, people dared not say such things, even if they thought them. Now there are probably millions of people who feel free to say this.
The times, they are a-changin’. Continue reading “The Times They Are A-Changin’”