Commitment

I know this girl who had a boyfriend. When he got her pregnant, he told her to get an abortion or else he was going to dump her. It was at that point she realized he was merely using her. His "love" for her was conditional. He was not committed to her at all. So she told him to take a hike. She later gave birth to a beautiful, baby girl. Unfortunately, she's not alone. There are other women who end up in this situation too. But there is something women can do to prevent this situation from happening to them. Next time a guy asks a girl to "prove" her love to him (i.e. have sex), she should ask him to marry her first. If he simply wanted to use her, then this request should quickly drive him away faster than garlic breath. Women deserve something better. So by requiring commitment first, they greatly reduce the chance of ending up with losers.

Can Life Evolve at Random?

I've often heard scientists on TV say that life evolved randomly from non-life. I used to believe this. Then I started asking myself if this was actually possible. Can a life form really emerge from random events? Suppose you placed a computer in a monkey's cage and keep it there throughout the monkey's life. Now let's keep it there for the monkey's offspring, and future generations of monkeys also. If the monkeys hit the keyboard at random, what is the likelihood that through this random process of hitting the keys, eventually a masterpiece, like the Shakespeare play Hamlet, would emerge? Impossible, you say? Now consider the fact that a life form is obviously more complex than a Shakespeare play. So what do you think is the probability that life forms can emerge from random events?

Can a Society Ban What It Believes is Wrong?

You've heard politicians say they're morally or personally opposed to something but refuse to "impose" their beliefs on others. If they were referring to something like gambling, then I'd agree that they can't impose this on those who don't think gambling is wrong. But what about something like slavery? Even though Southerners believed in it, the Union banned it anyway. Why? What's the difference? It's because gambling is not an act of injustice, while slavery is. That's why societies have a right to ban unjust acts to protect the common good. So next time you hear politicians say they're morally opposed to something but will not "impose" their beliefs on others, beware! If it deals with an act of injustice, then this means they're either spineless, or lacking in intelligence. Would you vote for such politicians?

Home Schooling is a Right. It is Not a Crime.

Many of you may have heard about the new spelling bee champion in the news last week. According to the news, this kid from Danville, California was home schooled by his parents. So I was wondering why politicians, especially the Democrats, are very much opposed to home schooling. In Sacramento, the Democratic-controlled state legislature attempted to criminalize home schooling a few years ago by classifying it as "child abuse." What were they thinking? Perhaps the more relevant question is, "Who's lobbying them to do this?" Luckily, it was defeated when some Democrats broke ranks with their party to vote against it. I know quite a few people, and I'm sure you do too, who home school their kids. I certainly don't want them to end up in jail just because they're doing what's best for their kids. It appears to me that parents who do this are doing a great job, and the kids sometimes turn out to be smarter than those who attend either public or private schools. We need to contact our legislators and demand that they respect parental rights, and allow parents the freedom to home school their kids.