For every complex problem there is a simple solution and it is always wrong!.. Life is filled with complexities and there is no simple solution only intelligent answers! However the problems of mankind effect all of us one way or the other so lets work toward the best possible solutions! It will never be perfect. Education and good health are two of the best approaches! Teaching people is a necessary part of all our lives!

The president of course was caught in the middle, but a preemptive strike was a terrible mistake! So much depended on our actions to the rest of the world and especially the middle east in the past. Empire building is an extremely expensive venture and NOT just in financial costs. Life is precious to those who thought they were fighting for FREEDOM only to learn that it was about POWER and CONTROL! The world goes on in its insanity however!

Will we never learn?

So sorry for your loss.

I recognize that life itself is pretty metaphysical but I always live in hope for a better world to live in and always wonder if I am more a part of the problem or a part of the solution! My hope springs eternal but sometimes it gets pretty frustrating. Still I live in hope and hope that death is just a doorway to a better and more enlightened existence. I have been fortunate enough to have a wonderful relationship with my lovely wife of 57 years and we both still enjoy pretty good health, and we had three wonderful children only one of whom we lost to leukemia in the prime of his life! Still so very much to be thankful for! Blessings to you!

Words are symbols of ideas and words or there understanding can be very AMBIGUOUS! Clarity is very important. The human mind is capable of believing virtually anything! What has and has not worked toward building a better society? Or is that the objective! What is the purpose of life?

Please enlighten me!

Looking for SERIOUS solutions to the ills of society! Are there any?

And you are a DUTCHMAN?

The total cost of the Iraqi war has not nor will it ever be calculated the cost goes on forever! The costs of ALL war goes on forever and we are seeing more clearly the destructiveness of war. The lives that we can count are just a fraction of the lives effected by this and all wars! War just promotes more human suffering and revenge. Time to break the vicious cycle and try diplomacy and peace for a change!

Hello: My name is Jay and I was once a Republican because my parents were Republican (back in the 1930's) and that because they were fundamentalist Christians who were taught to obey rather than think for themselves. Once I began to study the issues I chose to stand with the principles of life, such as, "do unto others" and that made more sense so I am now a Democrat!

and Dr Sam how do you define Socialism?

John it sounds like you are an Obama h**er. Where are your references, sources, FACTS, to support your allegations or are these just your "Feelings"? Sincerely

RE; the Dutchman, Perhaps you can enlighten me as to what a "Normal" American is and then we can see if I fit the mold? Sincerely. Jay

RE; the Dutchman, Perhaps you can enlighten me as to what a "Normal" American is and then we can see if I fit the mold? Sincerely. Jay