Essay on Conversation- Jonathan Swift
December 19, 2020
I have been reading a volume of English Essays, four of which were written by Jonathan Swift. He was a satirist with an exceptional sense
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J.S. Mill’s Three Argument’s Against Government Interference in Citizen’s Lives
November 27, 2020
1) When a thing is likely to be done better by individuals than by the government. Generally speaking, those personally interested in something are more
From “On Liberty”, J.S. Mill
November 17, 2020
The nature and limits of the power which can be exercised by society over the individual.The struggle between liberty and authority is the most conspicuous
The Double Tragedy…
November 12, 2020
“Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for
Prevalence-Induced Concept Change
November 7, 2020
Prevalence-induced concept change in human judgment. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6396/1465 I became aware of this last week while listening to Bret Weinstein’s Dark Horse podcast.The gist is, through
Refining Fire
October 9, 2020
On a topic related to forgiveness, I was going through my prayer time this morning- which can sometimes be ‘thought processing time’ and was processing
Forgiveness
October 7, 2020
I have an interpersonal situation where someone apparently feels I’m responsible for committing grave wrongs against them. As they explained what I did, it was
Archaic English
October 3, 2020
So in this Harvard classics series, there are many works that have been translated into English from the original languages. Nearly every time, the choice
Revamp
October 1, 2020
So just yesterday I switched my website over to a wordpress site. This gives me some options that I have been wanting to do for
“I have more intellectual pursuits, and less intellect with which to pursue them.”
The domain name is a play on my name: David Laurance. David is of Hebrew origin and means something like “beloved”, and my middle name “Laurance” is derived from the name of a great aunt “Laura” back somewhere in the ancestry. The male equivalent is Lawrence, or Larry…. so… “beloved Larry” > everyone loves Larry.