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ramblings of a philomathic polymath

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Health Care and Morality

Chester writes:

Can anyone explain to me how the Federal Government of the United States of America is morally obligated to provide health care to everybody?

Alas, I cannot, but perhaps I can offer some insight on the issue at hand for those who might be persuaded to believe this. Hillary (and those who would side with her on the healthcare issue) are seemingly confused on multiple fronts: morality, the function of the government, and the definitions of charity and justice.
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posted by jwigdahl at 10:34 pm  

Saturday, February 16, 2008

I now pronounce you…?

Why is there such an uproar and seeming confusion on the issue of instituting law recognizing marriage as the union between one man and one woman? It seems simple enough… if you think about it. If you plot out the stats:

Percentage of populace that finds the practice of heterosexual union offensive: <1%
Percentage of populace that finds the practice of homosexual union offensive: >1%
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posted by jwigdahl at 5:14 pm  

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Recycled edutainment…

I remembered loving this as a kid. I showed it to Maddie a couple weeks ago and now she asks to watch it every morning over breakfast.

posted by jwigdahl at 10:33 am  

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