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T.David Marshall: Nov 8, 2012
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Thursday, November 8, 2012. Marshall Philosophy Lecture Series. Topic: Henry David Thoreau’s Essay, Civil Disobedience and the Importance of Active Citizenship. Henry David Thoreau was born in Concorde, New England, in 1817. He died in 1862. Civil Disobedience was published in 1849. This essay is cited as inspiration for some of the greatest thinkers of the last 2 centuries, including such giants of history as Mahatmas Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. This is Henry David Thoreau. Throughout the essay He...
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T.David Marshall: Jan 30, 2012
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Monday, January 30, 2012. Jesus and Mohammad have a drink. Published by Thomas David Marshall. Labels: Offended by offence. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). To do Good, to Right Wrong, to Serve Man. If those who owed nothing gave nothing, how poor the world would be. My core interests, and the vast majority of my writing and reading, revolve around the study of ethics, political philosophy and law. I have lived in Cayuga Ontario, Toronto, Ottawa, Yellowknife NWT, Boston (US), Shanghai (PRC), Sheffield (UK).
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T.David Marshall: Oct 31, 2011
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Monday, October 31, 2011. Following David Cameron's Argument to its Logical End Leads us to an Unavoidable Conclusion: Its Time to Say Goodbye to the Monarchy. Have a look at my most recent letter to the editor. I hope you see the humour in Mankind's blind adherence to tradition - it's pure, unabashed folly. Published by Thomas David Marshall. Labels: The Royals and Logic - these two dont mix. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). To do Good, to Right Wrong, to Serve Man. I received a BA in Political Science from ...
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T.David Marshall: Time for a difficult conversation
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Friday, November 7, 2014. Time for a difficult conversation. Linguistic gymnastics to avoid criticism of Islam are regrettable. Two weeks ago at 10 am any Canadian within earshot of a television screen or radio could have guessed the ideology ascribed to by the man running around downtown Ottawa with a loaded rifle. It's time, however, that we were honest with ourselves, and others: Some of the fundamentals of Islam are a problem and do provide a credible excuse for acts of terror. And that's a problem, ...
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T.David Marshall: Oct 1, 2012
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Monday, October 1, 2012. The Hamilton Spectator: Comments October 1st 2012. Didn’t Galileo show us? Truth is not found in authority and obedience. We have surely learned by now that fact is found in challenging the status quo, in seeking ‘heretical’ knowledge. At the time it was remarked by many that not only was it “official doctrine” that the Earth was the centre of the universe, but that all of the holy texts agreed upon this Fact: The sun went ’round the earth, not the other way aro...This is all to ...
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T.David Marshall: Nov 7, 2014
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Friday, November 7, 2014. Time for a difficult conversation. Linguistic gymnastics to avoid criticism of Islam are regrettable. Two weeks ago at 10 am any Canadian within earshot of a television screen or radio could have guessed the ideology ascribed to by the man running around downtown Ottawa with a loaded rifle. It's time, however, that we were honest with ourselves, and others: Some of the fundamentals of Islam are a problem and do provide a credible excuse for acts of terror. And that's a problem, ...
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T.David Marshall: May 8, 2013
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Fact: Religion is not Reasonable - Promoting Unreason (faith) has its Consequences. Science is not a "thing," a doctrine or a set of beliefs — it is a mode of thinking and method of inquiry. There is no Book. Once this concept is grasped, the errors in reasoning committed by the writer of the May 3 letter. There is an unsettling fact I think most religiously inclined readers will be loath to accept: Religion is not reasonable. Science, however, is unlike religion. The only bas...
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T.David Marshall: Nov 21, 2013
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Thursday, November 21, 2013. Dr Justice T. David MARSHALL. MARSHALL, Dr. Justice T. David. In memoriam Died November 20, 2009. And still, individuals, like drops, count - the whole is nothing without its parts. Perhaps, then, and in the final analysis, this is the most any of us should dare to dream - to be remembered fondly, if at all, by those who shared with us our brief moments in the sun. To ask for more, surely, would be to ask for too much. T David Marshall, Jr. 2013. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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T.David Marshall: Oct 20, 2011
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Thursday, October 20, 2011. Janey and I have been working on becoming true vegetarians - eating (way! Less meat, cutting back on dairy and processed and refined sugars, and eating fewer eggs. Of course, it has not been easy, and temptation abounds, but we are committed to getting this right, eventually. 1) Animal interests concerns. 4) Cancer risk reduction. 6) Environmental impact decrease and sustainability. And, when my doctor told me last year to cut out meat. But if it is of such a nature that it re...
