David | March 8, 2008
Here’s a fun little picture book for the youngsters. Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller is a 34 page picture book that uses the Golden Rule (not mention a rabbit and of course some otters) to talk to kids between 3 and 7 about how important it is to treat each other the way we [...]
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David | March 7, 2008
(The following article was written in early 2006 and is reposted here on the latest incarnation of the GRR blog.)
Religion is the opiate of the masses.
You may have heard that quote from Karl Marx. Would it surprise you to learn that in that same work, Marx also called religion the “heart of a heartless world“?
Marx’ [...]
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David | March 3, 2008
I came across a fascinating site recently. TED, “Ideas Worth Spreading”, has actually been around since 1984. As with many things, the Internet has provided a new vehicle for making its ideas accessible to a global audience. One of its major programs is called TEDTalks, online videos of prominent thinkers in a variety of disciplines [...]
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