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The Decline of Emotional Control

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 13:32:54 +0000

A biological male wins the Miss Netherlands title. Whistle-blowers are maligned for reporting crimes. An employer fires his employee for stopping shoplifters. With stories like this filling today's news, it's hardly surprising that people become angry at the direction of our culture. But there is another form of anger that is more serious that a [...]

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Self-Love Minus Guilt Equals Chaos

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 13:15:24 +0000

Several decades ago the word "guilt" fell out of use, as did its companions “remorse" and "repentance." All three words, and others like them, were no longer considered meaningful. The change was not sudden but gradual, the result of a different view of human nature and needs. Here is an overview of how the change [...]

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Seeing Our Human Nature More Clearly

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:35:39 +0000

Rodin's The Thinker The Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759–1796) wrote the following verse, expressed here in English prose: “O, would some Power give us the gift to see ourselves as others see us! It would free us from many a blunder and foolish notion.” The gift he was speaking of would be a blessing in any age, but [...]

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The Cost of Denying Conscience

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:01:57 +0000

For millennia the concept of conscience was prominent in virtually every religious and secular ethical system, though interpretations of its nature varied. Some defined it as an “inner voice,” but disagreed about what kind of voice—Desire? Discernment? Emotion? Reason? They disagreed, too, about whether the source of the voice is society, custom, God, or ourselves. [...]

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America Unhinged

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 14:46:31 +0000

The level of incivility and animosity in America today gives ample cause to wonder whether our society has become unhinged. Educators cast aside subject matter and proclaim their personal likes and dislikes to their captive audiences. Journalists twist facts to promote their political preferences. Politicians ignore their obligations to serve constituents and country and instead [...]

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