Category: Thinking Out Loud
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We Are All From Africa
Reading Time: 4 minutesAfrica is humanity’s birthplace. Discover the forgotten empires, lost knowledge, colonial disruption, and modern cultural revival.
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Retirement Wasn’t Enough—So I Built a Business
Reading Time: 3 minutes I’m putting 40 years of tech experience to work in retirement, brushing up my skills and launching a little web venture. Now I need your help.
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The Founders’ Greatest Moral Contradiction: Liberty, Slavery, and the Cost of Compromise
Reading Time: 5 minutesAmerica’s Founders created a nation dedicated to liberty while permitting slavery. Was that compromise necessary, or its greatest moral contradiction?
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The SAVE Act: Election Integrity Shouldn’t Mean Making Voting Harder
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is the SAVE Act? Explore how proposed proof-of-citizenship laws impact US voting integrity, election security, and voter accessibility.
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What My Blog Numbers Really Tell Me
Reading Time: 8 minutes A six-month look at BeingKevin traffic, visitors, engagement, followers, email subscribers, and what the numbers reveal about my blog.
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How a Jewish Movement Became Christianity: The History and Evolution of Jesus’ Movement
Reading Time: 6 minutesHow did a Jewish movement centered on Jesus become Christianity? Explore the history, beliefs, and events that shaped the rise of early Christianity.
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Free Will and Common Sense: Is Common Sense Really Common?
Reading Time: 2 minutesCommon sense isn’t as universal as we think. Discover how free will, learning, and experience shape the choices each of us makes.
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Are Our Choices Ever Truly Free?
Reading Time: 4 minutesIf our choices are shaped by experience, culture, education, and psychology, are they ever truly free? A philosophical look at free will.
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Can a Predetermined Universe Coexist with Free Will?
Reading Time: 3 minutesCan free will exist in a predetermined universe? Explore predestination, moral responsibility, and one of philosophy’s oldest debates.