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SCOTUS' Decision on Healthcare.

       It's pretty clear – if Obama wins the election, the Affordable Healthcare Act is here to stay. If he loses, its future is dependent upon the makeup of Congress.         Despite the claims of its friends and foes, it is almost impossible to see how it will play out, good or bad, until we try it for awhile.         The problem is that people like most of its provisions, but the foes have managed to cloud the overall discussion. It is now up to Obama to clarify the discussion in a way that people understand.         Can he do it? His job for the next four years may depend on it. ******        My books, “There Are Only Seven Jokes” and “The Spirit Runs Through It” are available in paperback , or at the Kindle Store.

If God Loves Us, Why Does Evil Exist?

Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions. - Joyce Carol Oates The short answer is: Evil does not exist! I doubt that I could find anyone who agrees with me, but please hear me out. “ Evil” is a word, a symbol of the type Ms. Oates is describing above. As a noun, it is the name of a set of activities that society deems to be “evil;” as an adjective, it is a description of certain actions of people . It does not exist by itself i.e., without people, any more than “beauty” exists without beautiful things, or for that matter, “goodness” exists without good things. Although they make wonderful adjectives, striking the nouns “evil”, “beauty”, “goodness”, etc. from the language would eliminate much misunderstanding. There is only one way to eliminate evil: Eliminate people. That's probably not a good idea. ****** My books, “There Are Only Seven Jokes” and “The Spirit Runs Thr