The key is, it’s not about arguing for one side or another. It’s not about the belief itself, but the how one arrived at that belief. It’s about getting us to think about these things, to look at our methods for forming beliefs under a microscope – it’s very meta.
Read MoreI’d be lying if I told you I write for one hundred percent clarity. I try to, more and more these days. I figure, if I cannot strive for complete honesty in my writing, where can I do so? I have thoughts. I want to make them as clear as I possibly can.
But there is a sneaky devil called Ego that likes to whisper in my ear sometimes, too many times. It says, “you could make that sentence prettier, ya know,” or, “bit dry, don’t ya fink? How ‘bout makin’ em laugh, to freshen fings up a bit, aye?”
Read MoreControversy is like a creeping mist at the entrance to a dark cave. It is no wonder we fear it, for who knows what sleeping horrors lie lurking within. But we must learn what the cave is hiding from us – otherwise, how will be ever be prepared when the horrors within wake up and crawl out to greet us?
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