…o, then it says much more about the kind of people so many of us have become than about any inherent strength in the terrorists who use religion as their drug of choice for self-annihilation. Be sure to “friend” Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics of interest. Also follow Dr. Hurd on Twit… Continue reading →

…l responses? Which of these emotional responses of love and attraction are valid? Are any invalid, or unfounded? Are any based on wishful thinking unsupported (or contradicted) by facts? That’s epistemology — HOW we know what we know. The epistemology I subscribe to assumes that just because you feel it doesn’t make it so. Feelings are important, but they have to be backed up by knowledge of objective facts before taking them as true, or acting on… Continue reading →

…Deep down, they’re probably every bit as judgmental as the people who openly act this way. Because if you surrender or give up on judging altogether, then you’re left with nothing but your biased, often prejudiced emotions to guide you. Follow Dr. Hurd on Facebook. Search under “Michael Hurd” (Rehoboth Beach DE). Get up-to-the-minute postings, recommended articles and links, and engage in back-and-forth discussion with Dr. Hurd on topics of inter… Continue reading →

…cant people. It’s as if someone else holding a viewpoint makes it valid or real, but until you find a person holding that particular viewpoint it cannot be correct. Joe, for example, thinks Mary was unfair in her behavior. He confides to Bill that he thinks Mary was unfair. Bill replies, ‘You’re crazy. You’re being way too hard on Mary. She wasn’t being unfair.’ Joe immediately thinks, ‘I must be wrong.’ Then he talks to Jerry. Jerry says, ‘Of cou… Continue reading →