This has long been a source of puzzlement for me. Why do we personify and, even more perplexing, “cutesify” the things we eat? Take oranges for example. Why do we put a cute cartoon face on a mandarin orange and market it as “Cuties”? (Okay, “we” didn’t market it, but sure as heck we buy […]
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Personifying the problem of evil
Things began on a sour note when Jerry Rivard accused me of holding a “morally reprehensible” view: “Randal, no offense, but I find this “we’re insignificant without God” perspective to be morally reprehensible….” I find the charge Jerry presents especially troubling. Consider: (1) If Jones holds a racist view then Jones is a racist. By […]
