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A Chasing After Wind, Home of the Winds, A Chill Wind, A Welcome Wind, More Axial Rotation
For literally millenia, wind-battered reader, wind was considered not just a phenomenon of Nature, but supernatural. All major ancient human cultures had various deities associated with wind. Vayu is the Hindu god of the wind. The ancient Greeks of whom … Continue reading →
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America in Decline, Fatalism, Pessimism, Human Anxiety, Hope
Not long ago, David A. Bell, writing in The New Republic, commented that if there’s anything upon which liberal and conservative pundits agree, it’s that America is in “the fast lane” to self-destruction. That assertion has been claimed to be … Continue reading →
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The Rev. Dr.'s Musings on Nature, Life & Belief 