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Give Me Your I!

Posted on April 1, 2008 by d3admin

“People who trust in themselves and in their own merits are, as it were, blinded by their own ‘I,’ and their hearts harden in sin.” –Pope Benedict XVI My reply: It takes an “I” to cure cancer, to engage in … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

It Takes a Choice

Posted on March 29, 2008 by d3admin

“Everything happens for a reason” implies that Someone Else is governing all that happens in your life. However, choice is inescapable. It takes a choice to look at something as happening for a reason. Actually, it’s not that Someone Else … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

Kindly Be Real

Posted on March 13, 2008 by d3admin

Don’t worry about hurting a loved one’s feelings. Worry about creating a web of deceit. Because when you lie or mislead to “spare another’s feelings” it has the same consequences as lying and misleading for any other reason. And don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

To Be “Good” You Have to Be “Bad”

Posted on February 18, 2008 by d3admin

In refusing to say NO to others, even though it’s the honest answer, you’re presumably doing it to protect them. Their interests require that you say YES, even though your own interests require that you say NO. Yet there’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

The Reality of Life

Posted on February 3, 2008 by d3admin

You have your challenges, and the people you care about have theirs. Everyone has them, because life is–among other things–a series of challenges to be conquered. You can be sensitive to the fact that a loved one has challenges as … Continue reading →

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Your Enemy, My Enemy

Posted on January 30, 2008 by d3admin

Q: Dr. Hurd, I have a question. A friend of mine really hurt and betrayed me, so I’m done with him. I won’t have any more contact with him. Another good friend of mine is friends with this former friend. … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

What Courage Is–And Isn’t

Posted on January 22, 2008 by d3admin

Courage is not some rationalization for evasion and denial. A courageous person is someone fully rational, and fully aware of all the facts. Despite the facts, the courageous person resolves to take action anyway. This is the essence of courage. … Continue reading →

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Are Values Objective?

Posted on January 12, 2008 by d3admin

Q: Dr. Hurd, how can you say that values are objective and not relative? Isn’t this like saying that chocolate is the right flavor, and vanilla is the wrong one? Or that being a surgeon is the right career and … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

Love of Power

Posted on December 30, 2007 by d3admin

Is power the reason you love the accomplishment? Or is accomplishment the reason you acknowledge the power?

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

The “Golden” Middle

Posted on December 26, 2007 by d3admin

People say the “middle” is where the reasonable resides. But this makes no sense. Sometimes this is true, and sometimes it isn’t. For example, a moderate amount of chocolate is healthier (and ultimately more enjoyable) than an excessive amount. Reasonable … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

Must Good Deeds Lead to Punishment?

Posted on December 23, 2007 by d3admin

Q: Dr. Hurd, what do you think of the saying “No good deed goes unpunished”? A: I think very little of it and say it even less. The statement is basically a cynical comment that benevolence leads to ingratitude and … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Ethics

What’s Power Got to Do With It?

Posted on December 16, 2007 by d3admin

There are people who seek power through acquiring lots of things via hard work. There are people who seek power through manipulation or coercion of others. Then there are people who don’t seek power at all. They seek accomplishment; fulfillment; … Continue reading →

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