How Big is Too Big?
Let's say you have a moral conviction against bigger retail chains, and you try to shop as much as you can at local shops. How successful does the local store have to get before you stop shopping there?
Let's say you have a moral conviction against bigger retail chains, and you try to shop as much as you can at local shops. How successful does the local store have to get before you stop shopping there?
Isn't it funny how all these NBA players just seem to have a propensity for adultery? I think I just picture an NBA team out on the road, after a game, running into bars, looking to drug girls into sleeping with the them. The real picture is probably very different....
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So, people who rob a bank in a car and don't cover their license plates are idiots, and they need some help. Here's my invention. A motorized plastic cover that hides your license plates by pushing a button accessible from the dashboard. Would it be illegal for me to sell...
My mother raised a big tipper. But, she also raised a value seeker. So, I go to Great Clips to get my hair cut and I don't get a usual stylist. It's random chance, first-in-line seating. So, if the stylist knew that I was a big tipper, she'd probably be...
I watched my favorite Woody Allen movie this weekend, Crimes and Misdemeanors. There's a quote in it by a rabbi who ends a compelling conversation about God with, "I will always choose God over truth." Are those our only choices? Is all faith blind? Or is there a way to...
Think about some denominational and church names. Pentecostal Church - we are totally into Pentecost. St. Paul's Church - we are totally into that Paul guy. Lutheran Church - Martin Luther, that's our guy. how ridiculous is this premise? We distinguish ourselves based on a singular spiritual theme that we...
So, I was in the locker room the other morning. A guy says "Excuse me" and then starts rifling through my gym bag. What I didn't see was the second before when his goggles fell into my bag from his locker. I stood there in baffled silence, perhaps so impressed...
Why do we have to be right before engaging in discussion? Why can't we just be legitimately curious? Because it means we're stupid - at least partially. Isn't that ok? I mean, who are we trying to fool? Wouldn't you likely be more persuaded by a humble thinker who's trying...
Critical Thinking Test: "If I owned a golf course, I would display my patriotism by making all of the hole-flags American flags." Golfers, what's the problem with this idea?