Archive for December, 1999

In order to help very young children increase their powers of perception, the SESAME STREET TV show produced a segment which showed four pictures on the screen at the same time. The lyrics of the jingle which was played described the scene: THREE of these things belong together but ONE is not the same. The [...]

Do you believe that justice should be blind so that the law will be the same for everyone? Do you believe that, no matter who people are, judgments should be universal in application?
Let’s put your beliefs to the test! Try this experiment:
Close your eyes and picture a child, any child. The picture should be restricted [...]

It started out so noble. This cause was surely just.
You were violent and could do him harm.
And so, they came for him and they deemed it honorable.
We approved.
Also, you were negligent, irresponsible—having had no guidance.
In your youth, you made mistakes.
Still, they came for him and felt they had done right.
Easily, we watched.
One day you were [...]