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Category: Daily Dose of Reason

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Get Out of My Space … Please?

Posted on May 18, 2011 by D3 Support

Dr. Hurd: I found your article through Google, the one about not letting people impose on you if you own a vacation house. This led to a personal question of mine. After many years, including being married, I have concluded … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Americans are Destroying America

Posted on May 17, 2011 by D3 Support

Political commentator and former presidential advisor Dick Morris writes: “Count the corpses: 1. Hillary Clinton’s healthcare proposals led to the Democrats’ loss of Congress in 1994. 2. Newt Gingrich’s proposed cuts in the rate of growth in Medicare led to … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Politics & Government

In Career or Personal Life, Being Yourself is Practical

Posted on May 16, 2011 by D3 Support

Dr. Hurd: I have a question for you. I really admire how outspoken and honest you are about your political, philosophical, and psychological views, such as in the Daily Dose of Reason. I have enjoyed and learned from your writings … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Henry

Posted on May 15, 2011 by D3 Support

Hi Dr. Hurd, I have faith. I have faith in myself. I have faith in other kind, empathetic human beings. As for faith in a supernatural being, color me agnostic (at best). Faith in an invisible, omnipotent deity can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

“Motherly Instincts” and Other Fallacies

Posted on May 13, 2011 by D3 Support

Q: If we are not biologically programmed to reproduce, where does “motherly instinct” come? Yes, you can make a decision to love and nurture a child, but I can tell you, as a mother, my decision to do so was … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Confidence But No Competence

Posted on May 12, 2011 by D3 Support

It’s considered an absolute that self-esteem is always a good thing. In the right context, it is. But what happens when self-esteem/self-confidence and wrong-headed thinking exist in the same person? Many people’s thinking is undercut, or even corrupted, by unsound … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

Rosie O’Donnell and the Terrorists She Loves

Posted on May 11, 2011 by D3 Support

Rosie O’Donnell, comedian and celebrity, has come out against the capture and killing of Osama bin Laden — on principle. O’Donnell no doubt speaks for many liberals and some libertarians when she claims that Osama bin Laden’s execution is an injustice … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

“Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself!”

Posted on May 8, 2011 by D3 Support

  Q: I just finished reading your article, “The Psychology of Pity”. Superb. So if pity is really contempt, is self-pity really self-contempt? A: Absolutely. It logically follows that if pity is really contempt, then self-pity is self-contempt. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Love and Reason

Posted on May 6, 2011 by D3 Support

Dear Dr. Hurd: I have been pondering this (Thomas) Aquinas quote from your site that seems uncharacteristic of your philosophy and I am curious as to its meaning: “Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.” I interpret this to mean: … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Faulty Thinking and Addiction

Posted on May 5, 2011 by D3 Support

Dear Dr. Hurd, I am an adjunct instructor and just finished teaching a short course “Perfectionism in addictive behaviors.”  After reading your recent blog post “You can’t be too perfect” I am wondering if you would agree that maladaptive perfection … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement

Bin Laden’s Gone, But We Still Have Obama

Posted on May 3, 2011 by D3 Support

“Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader.” So says President Obama. You could have fooled me. Obama cites evidence that bin Laden killed Muslims as proof that he was not a Muslim leader. Now wait a minute. Imagine if a … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Society & Culture

The Psychology of Pity

Posted on May 2, 2011 by D3 Support

In response to my last column, several people wrote in and asked: “Is pity an emotion of contempt?” My reply is that yes, pity is an emotion filled with contempt. Pity is not genuine empathy or compassion. Pity is based … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Dose of Reason, Psychology & Self-Improvement
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