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Indignity

The Source of Indignity

Robert Fuller | Posted 04.12.2013 | Religion
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Robert Fuller

What people really want in relationships is dignity, not domination. While it's not hard to understand why people who have suffered oppression might fantasize taking a turn at domination, to actually do so is to over-reach.

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The Secret To Science's Success

Robert Fuller | Posted 09.15.2012 | Religion
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Robert Fuller

Modeling has made humans what we are and our success as a species depends on learning to use them wisely.

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Two Notions Of Truth: My Sunday School Vs. My Public School

Robert Fuller | Posted 08.31.2012 | Religion
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Robert Fuller

The truth is not necessarily what some authority says it is, but rather what can be proven. But, if so, where did that leave the truths taught in my Sunday School?

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Rankism: The Poison that Destroys Relationships

Robert Fuller | Posted 08.12.2012 | Home
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Robert Fuller

Opportunistic predation has reached its sell-by date. An important part of a strong defense is not giving offense in the first place. Going forward, the only thing as important as how we treat the Earth is how we treat each other.

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The Dignity Movement Finds Its Feet

Robert Fuller | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Robert Fuller

The weak are not as impotent as they once were. Using weapons of mass destruction and strategies of mass disruption, the disenfranchised can bring modern life to a stop. Humiliation is a time bomb.

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What is Rankism and Why Do We "Do" It?

Robert Fuller | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Robert Fuller

Rankism is an assertion of superiority. It typically takes the form of putting others down. It's what "Somebodies" do to "nobodies." It turns out that rankism is the source of most man-made suffering.

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From Enmity to Comity: Restoring Civility and Pride to American Life

Robert Fuller | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Robert Fuller

Calls for civility have not worked, either with the public or the partisan commentators who model disdain and contempt for their followers. Why is hate resonating with the American public?

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Why Do We Hate Good-Byes?

Robert Fuller | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Robert Fuller

Our distaste for good-byes is a reminder of our unfathomable mutual dependence. An individual self cannot come into being, let alone endure, absent the recognition of others.

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