Language Manipulation ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

Language Manipulation ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

By: Paul Murano – April, 2021 Whoever controls the language controls the culture. The right use of language conveys objective truth. Yet, ideology depends on manipulating terms to convert the uncritical masses to a particular worldview. America now has two generations formed by professional language manipulators, seeking to create a society addicted to itself in […]

Losing Touch with Reality ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

Losing Touch with Reality ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

By: Paul Murano – March. 2021 The first amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the federal government from establishing a particular religious denomination as the state religion. Eventually, this notion became known as separation of church and state. Despite the fact that “separation” is not a Constitutional concept, the founding fathers believed religious denominations should […]

The Red-Pilling of America ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

The Red-Pilling of America ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

By: Paul Murano – Aug. 2020 Like most people, I have a tendency to trust the establishment – of any profession. It is natural to trust. We humans begin life as babies totally trusting our parents. That trust is then extended to other family members, doctors, teachers, law enforcement and the like. It’s usually not […]

Hypocrisy, Insanity, and the Devil’s Playbook ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

Hypocrisy, Insanity, and the Devil’s Playbook ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

By: Paul Murano – Feb. 2020 It is bewildering how much comfort there is with inconsistency and contradiction today. We live in an era when logical consistency no longer matters. Truth and justice have taken a back seat to the attempt to fit everything into a man-made ideological narrative. This is particularly evident in the […]

Dialogue with a Relativist ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

Dialogue with a Relativist ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

By: Paul Murano – Oct. 2019 A Moral Relativist (a), and Natural Law theorist (b), Discuss Homosexuality a) Homosexuality is something you’re born with. There is no moral issue with homosexuality. b) Some people may experience same-sex attraction from an early age, but this isn’t relevant to the ethical question, which is whether one ought […]

Ethics and Reason – the Forgotten Bridge Between Politics & Religion ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

Ethics and Reason – the Forgotten Bridge Between Politics & Religion ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

By: Paul Murano – August, 2019 The following two questions are related – the first was priority in premodern philosophy, the second is in modern philosophy: 1. How should people behave? 2. What behaviors ought to be allowed? The first question is ethical – the science of self governance. The second is political – the […]

The Meaning of Liberty ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

The Meaning of Liberty ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

By: Paul Murano – July 2019 As another Independence Day has come and gone, Americans had an opportunity again to reflect on the meaning of July 4th. Traditionally, we have self-identified as a nation of freedom and liberty. Yet, as we move further and further in time from the writing of the Declaration of Independence, […]

What’s Wrong with In-Vitro Fertilization? ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

What’s Wrong with  In-Vitro Fertilization? ~ BENEATH THE SURFACE with PAUL MURANO

By: Paul Murano – June, 2019 We all know the reasons and motives couples seek procreative technologies when fertility seems to fail. But despite the good intentions, is it moral? Let us go beneath the surface to look at this question from various angles. The following are short elaborations: 3 moral underlying principles, 3 things […]