In my previous post, I briefly discussed the concept of expression through various means, and the difficulties and rewards associated with it.  Within that discussion, I included a statement which is representative of my outlook on the goal of any conversation that engages with controversial topics; that I hoped to “generate much productive disagreement.”  I thought it would be worthwhile to dive into this idea a bit more in depth. A Necessary Undertaking Unfortunately, the words “productive” and “disagreement” are too often thought of as being incompatible.  It is commonly supposed that they are pitted against each other on opposite … Continue reading The Advantages of Disagreement

My dear reader,

Were it not for the prompting of the automatically generated template I received when launching this blog, I may have skipped over an introduction altogether. After all, I’m usually pretty direct in general; why not just cut to the chase? Apparently though, WordPress is concerned (how kind of them) for the well being of my blog and its readers, and it would seem a proper introduction is a necessary ingredient in that recipe. So perhaps a brief explanation isn’t a bad idea after all. Continue reading Further Up and Further In