Tag: values

What Jumanji Teaches Today

by LeeS, posted in Discernment, Indoctrination, Nihilism

Jumanji demonstrates the power of movies
as propagators of approved cultural values

Movies not only emulate culture but they also presage culture based upon the worldviews of the producers, directors, writers and actors. Movies from their inception were used as powerful propaganda purveyors {Birth of a Nation. 1915.}. This movie appealed to President Wilson who promoted the goals of the Klu Klux Klan (KKK) giving it impetus that nearly dominated American culture into the 1950s. Such is the power of movies!
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Evolutionary Morality an Oxymoron

by LeeS, posted in Atheism, Discernment, Indoctrination, Philosophy, Politics

If Morality Arose from Humanity
Then Humanity Defines Morality

This is an example of circular reasoning, an informal logical fallacy. The conclusion arises from the cause and the cause defines the conclusion; the problem, one has not made a case for the conclusion based on provable premises. Unfortunately, this logical error occurs all too frequently in discussions, especially in the media where time is of the essence so various stereotypical images or types are substituted as proof for one’s forced dilemma conclusion (yes, another logical fallacy). Continue reading “Evolutionary Morality an Oxymoron” →