Daily Archives: October 14, 2025

White Paper: Cultural Attitudes Toward Dogs: Moral and Behavioral Implications of How People Treat Animals

Posted on October 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper explores cross-cultural differences in attitudes toward dogs, situating them within wider moral systems that shape human–animal relations. From venerated companions in the West to ritually impure beings in parts of the Islamic world, and from livestock … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Origin and Spread of Restaurants: A Legal, Social, and Economic Analysis

Posted on October 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The modern restaurant—an establishment where meals are prepared, served, and consumed in exchange for payment—is a product of deep historical processes. Emerging in 18th-century France and spreading globally during the 19th and 20th centuries, restaurants reflect the intersection … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Importance of Teaching What the Bible Says from the Pulpit and Avoiding Personal Speculation as an Abuse of the Power of the Pulpit

Posted on October 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The pulpit occupies a sacred trust within the community of faith. It is not a platform for personal speculation or philosophical display, but a solemn charge to communicate the Word of God faithfully. This white paper examines the … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Need for Caution in Treating Helen Keller’s Writings as Gospel Truth

Posted on October 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Helen Keller (1880–1968) remains an iconic figure in educational and inspirational circles. Her remarkable triumph over deafness and blindness is celebrated globally as a testament to human perseverance and intellectual courage. However, in popular culture, especially in motivational … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Conditions for the Survival of Accounts of Life and History: Why Narratives Fail to Match Reality

Posted on October 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper explores the systemic conditions that determine which accounts of life and history endure, how preservation biases shape collective memory, and why the resulting narratives—whether in biography, historiography, or myth—inevitably fail to conform to the shape of reality. … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Intentions and Misunderstandings in the First Encounters Between Columbus and the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

Posted on October 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

An Objective Analysis Without Ideological Bias Abstract This white paper examines the initial encounters between Christopher Columbus and the Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean from the perspective of intentionality—that is, what each side meant to accomplish and how those intentions … Continue reading →

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