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Entries categorized as ‘Mercy’

May 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Preservation is tied to the iron law of necessity and the right of victory of the best and the strongest…Whoever wants to live, must struggle, and whoever will not fight in this world of eternal struggle does not deserve to live…Even if this is harsh – it is simply the way it is.”

- Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf (Munich: NSDAP, 1943) 316-317.

Categories: History · Humanitarianism · Mercy · Philosophy · Politics · Race
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May 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment

[An evolutionist] can have for his rule of life, as far as I can see, only to follow those impulses and instincts which are the strongest or seem to him the best one.”

- Charles Darwin, Autobiography (New York: Norton, 1969) 94.

Categories: Animal Rights · History · Humanitarianism · Mercy · Philosophy · Politics
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Scribblative Agincourting

August 4, 2008 · 8 Comments

Sadly, Scribblative Agincourting has closed for the nonce. Perhaps just as sadly, puerile conspiracy theories about the motivating factors behind its closure seem to be sprouting up in some places like maggots in a half-full crock-pot left out on the deck for most of the summer (don’t ask).

Nevertheless, Doug Jones and his fellow contributers have compiled in less than a years time some of the most important and influential reading for Christians who give a damn that I have ever seen. If you have ever found yourself babbling about the greater good when asked what you think about the practice of water-boarding, or have ever used the words “market forces” with a straight face, you’d best follow the link and get busy.

Categories: Economics · Humanitarianism · Mercy · Politics · The Environment
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