Hermitstudy

Pax Vobiscum! I was born in the United States of America, Iowa, Des Moines, 2235 hrs 1 February A.D. 1947. My interests are encyclopaedic, with emphases on history, military science and practice, archaeology, religions, science, law, health, medicine, civilization, anthropology, political and civil justice, mystical theology, Catholic and Scriptural doctrine and apologetics, Judaism, Buddhism, languages and linguistics, Classical Literature, The Arts, science fiction, humor, travel logs, the United States Marine Corps (Sniper Scouts and Recon) and Cooking. God exists, the Universe has an objective rational foundation and structure, Jesus of Nazareth is ha-Meshiach, He is the Word of God; the Laws of Evidence apply, intuitive reasoning and scientific reasoning are valid, fallacies are toxic, objective standards of truth are real.

I believe I enjoy the same generous spirit that animated Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, and after several years of having benefitted from its availability I am delighted to be a contributor. I have a sense of humor, and a deep respect for genuine research and only compassion for inadvertent error. The Seven Deadly Words of Committee are these: "We have always done it this way": I am not an innovative iconoclast, historically, culturally, intellectually, but I will not defend and support entrenched stupidity, and I well know that disregarding the wisdom of the past in favor of novelty frequently ends in disaster: "Who knows not the mistakes of the past is doomed to repeat them." I like to get to the root of assumptions. Where there is a mystery or difficulty and I have access to a genuinely solid source of information that could possibly solve or resolve it I will readily share it. Hermitstudy 09:18, 23 December 2009 (UTC)