Website owner: James Miller
The wicked rule, the righteous are suppressed
The wicked rule, the righteous are suppressed.
The bad man is admired and praised, the good man is ridiculed and scorned.
Foolishness and sham reign, wisdom is rejected.
Error rules, truth is rejected.
Why? No one is willing to think. It is too much trouble. People are followers. All prefer to just follow the crowd. No one really cares about Right and Truth. Everyone is only interested in popularity and acceptance by the crowd. All just want to be modern, up-to-date, in-fashion. So they pick not only their clothes but also their outlooks, attitudes and values in accordance with the latest fashion. They have no strong ideas of their own, no deep convictions, to regulate their behavior. And they are not willing to buck the crowd or go against convention. One concern is paramount: acceptance by others. Their behavior is dictated solely by concern over what impression they make on others, over what others might think. Appearance is of critical importance. Their ideas and opinions must be up to date. No one wants to be scorned or rejected. No one is willing to be different. As a result, desire for popularity and acceptance trumps all else. Truth and Right carry no weight.
A society programs its people into a particular set of assumptions and outlooks. Most people are unwilling to question their basic assumptions. It is too much work. People are creatures of convention. They follow what others do. They are not inclined to question and examine.
What lies underneath all this? Ego. Pride. Laziness. And an assumption. That assumption is: “If everyone is doing it, it must be OK. Everyone can’t be wrong. The consensus of the majority on a matter must be right.” The idea that the majority might be wrong is a concept that people have difficulty grasping.
Sept 2013
Jesus Christ and His Teachings
Way of enlightenment, wisdom, and understanding
America, a corrupt, depraved, shameless country
On integrity and the lack of it
The test of a person's Christianity is what he is
Ninety five percent of the problems that most people have come from personal foolishness
Liberalism, socialism and the modern welfare state
The desire to harm, a motivation for conduct
On Self-sufficient Country Living, Homesteading
Topically Arranged Proverbs, Precepts, Quotations. Common Sayings. Poor Richard's Almanac.
Theory on the Formation of Character
People are like radio tuners --- they pick out and listen to one wavelength and ignore the rest
Cause of Character Traits --- According to Aristotle
We are what we eat --- living under the discipline of a diet
Avoiding problems and trouble in life
Role of habit in formation of character
Personal attributes of the true Christian
What determines a person's character?
Love of God and love of virtue are closely united
Intellectual disparities among people and the power in good habits
Tools of Satan. Tactics and Tricks used by the Devil.
The Natural Way -- The Unnatural Way
Wisdom, Reason and Virtue are closely related
Knowledge is one thing, wisdom is another
My views on Christianity in America
The most important thing in life is understanding
We are all examples --- for good or for bad
Television --- spiritual poison
The Prime Mover that decides "What We Are"
Where do our outlooks, attitudes and values come from?
Sin is serious business. The punishment for it is real. Hell is real.
Self-imposed discipline and regimentation
Achieving happiness in life --- a matter of the right strategies
Self-control, self-restraint, self-discipline basic to so much in life