As a society, we don't just admire physical beauty, we admire people who are physically beautiful. We confer our love of beauty to an entire person. The entertainment and fashion industries perpetuate this mindset. Pity the person who doesn't fit the standards of conventional beauty.
If you're reading this and you happen to be beautiful, don't take offense, but it is a sad value system that places a person's entire worth in their physical appearance. Beauty is vain, say the Scriptures.
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From the gifted mind of Noam Chomsky: when we talk about “national defense,” what we really mean is “national offense.” When was the last time the United States waged a defensive war?
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Why do we love the change of seasons so much?
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A well-written hip hop song requires much more songwriting dexterity than a conventional rock or pop song. If you don't believe me, check out Tupac's "My Block" or Blackstar's "Thieves in the Night." Have you ever heard such deft rhyming from, say, John Mayer or Green Day?
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