For those of you who have not yet seen Albert Nerenberg’s light-hearted documentary, Stupidity, I recommend it as food for thought. Although parts of the movie are comic, the impact of human stupidity is far from humorous. From people’s inability to define stupidity to our global leaders inability to effectively employ antidotes to global warming and war, we constantly reap the painful and often cataclysmic effects of human stupidity.
Nerenberg is interested in the study of stupidity and its causes so that we may choose another route and pursue wisdom instead. For all the studies on intelligence and wisdom, according to Nerenberg the study of stupidity is quite paltry in comparison. Is stupidity so stupefying that even the best minds find it beyond their capability to study? Or are we so arrogant as to consider human stupidity unworthy of our serious study? Either way, we have proven over the millennia that human stupidity is recurrent and seemingly boundless. It is neither a laughing matter nor is “Stupid!” merely an epithet to hurl at someone with whom we disagree. I’m sure that each one of us can admirably demonstrate stupidity in our own lives. Read the rest of this entry »
It has been over twenty-four hours since the California State Supreme Court refused to rule the egregiously homophobic Proposition 8 unconstitutional. I’m still in shock that the court found it legal to take away the rights of a group of American citizens. While I am sure that history will prove this decision to be the last gasp of a dying bigoted agenda, it saddens me that the court deemed this proposition worthy of any respect at all.
I find it ludicrous that supporters of Proposition 8 find that the marriage of two lesbians or gay men undermines the institution of marriage. How can the marriage of two men or two women possibly undermine another marriage that is healthy? It seems to me that supporters of Proposition 8 view marriage as a special club. It is only open to a couple composed of one man and one woman. Any other combination must be excluded. If one is to use marriage as a weapon of exclusion, I think that love should be the exclusionary determinant. If you do not love one another, you definitely should be persuaded not to marry. As long as love, respect and honoring of each partner is present, why is it necessary to forbid people to marry? Read the rest of this entry »
The past couple of days, I have been hearing a lot of people voice fears about the recession in general and how it might affect them in particular. It’s easy to get caught up in the anxiety. Our economy is in major flux and chaos. Corruption is rampant and few legislators have the guts and the will to tell the truth and clean up the messes that are facing us. Every day there is some new story about a bank’s insolvency, more people being laid off and businesses shutting down. However, if we don’t let our fears engulf us, there are great individual and societal opportunities awaiting us amidst our personal and collective crises.
I love to play with words and I can’t help but notice that the first two syllables of the word “recession” are re and cess. Taken together they form the word “recess”. According to Dictionary.com’s primary definition, recess is “a temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.” Now, there’s an opportunity if I ever saw one! Just the chance we have all needed to stop, take stock, look around at the wreckage and begin to re-vision a more equitable and sustainable path for ourselves and others. Read the rest of this entry »
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