​One does not need to be able to cite an example of a general pattern to be sure of the truth of its existence any more than one needs to be able to count the pickets on a picket fence to recognize that it is indeed a fence and not an elephant. Humans better remember broad rules or principles of the relationships between things than they remember every detail of every waking moment of their lives.

​Logic is not a social construct. Logic cannot be taught. In order to teach someone anything, they must first be able to learn. In order to learn, they must first be able to think and process information. In order to think and process information, they must first be able to use logic. Logic is innate.

It never ceases to amaze me the width, depth, and number of prejudices that fit inside tiny, little minds.

A while ago, I posted Questions Without Answers. Here are some more:

Are deaf people ever in their sound mind?

Is a sound mind one that hears voices?

Are they called “hot” potatoes because they’re stolon?

Can poor people perform rich-uals?

Why aren’t cowboys away from home called deranged?

Is one who creates fashion a fascist?

Is it better to be mauled by a bear or bare at the mall?

​Applying myself to see things from another’s point of view is a good thing. I should do so more often. It’s just that once in a while – just sometimes – I want others to see things from my point of view.

​It is a hard thing when the one you love does not love you back. It is harder still when the one you love doesn’t even love herself. I’ve been there.

​Beauty is where perfection and imperfection overlap.

​True champions always have time for losers. That’s what makes them champions.

​Even falsehoods will contain gems of truth. Even drivel will contain bits of value. Even fools teach wisdom by their bad example.

​A penny saved is to put off until tomorrow what you could do today.

A stitch in time mends a fence between neighbors.

​It is especially dangerous to shoot yourself in the foot when your foot is in your mouth.

​Spelling is the difference between having bean soup and having been soup.

​Don’t worry about getting it wrong and being exposed as a neophyte; nobody else knows what they’re talking about either.

Being a leader is 1% the will to lead and 99% the will of others to follow. The best leadership skills in the world get you nowhere if surrounded by those who will follow nobody. The worst leadership skills in the world won’t hold you back if surrounded by those who will follow anybody.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So are charisma, awkwardness, grace, and leadership.

Sticks and stones can hurt. Words can hurt too. Being told that your words hurt and that this justifies using sticks and stones on you to keep you quiet hurts the most. Suppressing offensive speech almost always does more harm than allowing it.

A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down and a spoonful of silliness makes the workday go better.

Any way you slice it, it still gets cut.

The twenty-first century will one day be remembered as the age when men were free to appropriate the cultural dress codes of women and enter women’s bathrooms and locker rooms at will, yet white children could not darken their skins to transition into a black person on Halloween.

I find it very curious that people find it so easy to believe one guilty of a crime such as rape, murder, fraud, or insider trading, yet find it so difficult to believe one guilty of a crime such as falsely accusing another of such a crime. Curious indeed.

There are those who say war is never the answer. Strictly speaking, this is not true; sometimes war is the only answer we have left. It’s just that war is the type of answer that only seems to raise more questions.

One day I will disappoint you; only Jesus is perfect.

Dan’s Law of Psychology: For every scientific study establishing the existence of a psychological phenomenon, there is an equal and opposite study refuting it.

Universities that try to protect their students from hearing controversial opinions do them a great disservice. One might be able to make the case that children should be shielded from certain ideas, but university students are adults!

If you are old enough to vote, you are old enough to discuss public policy. If you are old enough that no one should stop you from viewing pornography of your choice, then you are old enough that no one should stop you from listening to political opinions of your choice. If you are old enough to own a gun or join the military or police force, you had better damn well be mature enough to peacefully negotiate with those you disagree with. If you are old enough to be trusted with driving a car or raising children of your own, you are old enough to trust to fill out a ballot. It is time for university students to choose: Are you adults or children?

Patriotism and treason have no meaning when a country is at war with itself.