In some ways, I had a traditional 'old South' upbringing, meaning that I spent some time in a military school, and acquired an inoculum of the military ethic that is still with me today: honor, duty, loyalty.
True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
Once I feel I'm right, I have enjoyed provoking.
The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere.
I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves.
