Since its arrival in 1864 the brand new 152 ironclad Ram CSS Albemarle had proven to be a threat to federal interests along the Roanoke River. This battleship had already sank two ships; USS Miami and the USS Southfield and had helped General Robert F. Hoke’s Confederate forces recapture the…
Virginia Beach has a very colorful past and it is not surprising that the area is of special interest to history enthusiasts. In the 1700s, suffering and hardship were all too common, and in a quest to find explanation for different paranormal activities people delved beyond the realm of reality.…
Built this car in 1994 for myself. I was getting tired of racing at the time, and decided to stop helping other people and build something for myself. Before the car was finished, Langley Speedway (where I was planning on racing) announced they were going to drop the Modified class…
Deism is a philosophical and theological belief system that emphasizes the use of reason and observation to understand the natural world. Deists believe in a supreme being who created the universe and then allowed it to run according to its own natural laws. They do not believe in supernatural events…
Deism is the belief in a supreme being who created the universe and then allowed it to run according to its own natural laws. Deists do not believe in supernatural events or divine intervention in the world. They believe that the universe is governed by natural laws that are discoverable…
The idea that chaos is God’s way of running the world is fascinating. It is a view held by many people throughout history and explored in many works of literature and philosophy.There are several reasons why someone might believe that chaos is God’s way of running the world. One reason…
Determinism is the philosophical view that all events are predetermined and that free will is an illusion. Non-determinism is the belief that there is at least some randomness in the universe and that free will is possible. Determinism Determinism has been around for centuries. One of the earliest proponents of…
This car was the last of the late models from my race car shop. I think it may have been 1991 or 92, I can’t remember exactly. The car ran well and I was Phils crew chief for that year. I built the chassis in my shop, Me, Phil Warren…
Oswald Spengler’s 1918 book The Decline of the West is one of the most influential works of philosophy and history. In it, Spengler argues that all civilizations go through a four-stage life cycle: He also argues that Western civilization is now in its autumnal phase and headed for inevitable decline…
The 18th century is known as the “golden age of piracy.” It is not unusual to see Pirate ships roaming the Atlantic Ocean and along the coast of North America while plundering busy commercial ports in the West Indies. Due to its shallow inlets, the North Carolina Outer Banks became…