The Unincumbent

 Thoughts on helpful Ideas for living a fruitful and beneficial Life (In Random Order) "The Rewards are in the Journey" Sidney Poitier Always try to see the good in people even when it is challenging Flossing works well even though it seems like it shouldn't Courage, Temperance, Prudence and Justice are Aristotle's key virtues that should be practiced throughout life. “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” Douglas Adams

Golden Rule of Business Herb Karol Don't run out of money! 

 Purpose August, 2021 In most of Life's endeavors it is best to approach with Purpose. It could be social justice, equality of opportunity, personal relationships, health or business. In each case consider your goals and plans. Mistakes and regrets usually happen when we are not thinking about our activity. When we speak, we should speak with intent and listen or ask questions when we are not sure. Even our questions can be purposeful. 

Don't confuse religion and morals. There are a lot of religious people that have questionable morals. Religion is sometimes used to justify moral positions that might not seem just or in fact intended by the religious dogma.

Great citizens make great cities. Toppycat

"I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty." Albert Einstein " I am a deeply religious nonbeliever - this is a somewhat new kind of religion. " Albert Einstein  The existence of God is unknowable. It is beyond human understanding and likely will always be such. If we assume an anthropomorphic God as most world religions do, even with this assumption, then the God must not be knowable. In fact God’s unknowableness is an axiom of his existence. If he became knowable then whatever purpose he had for being unknowable would cease to exist. We would not need religion once the truth were unveiled.  Even if you do not buy my premise even true believers of religion take their religion on faith knowing that the signs they rely on for their belief are in some manner spiritual and cultural in nature. As Kierkegaard indicated "contingent truths of history can never become the demonstrations of...