Feyerabend
A little philosophy now and then never hurt anyone. Due to my harried schedule and not getting enough sleep, combined with a desire to post more than a trite blurb at least daily so as to encourage...
View ArticlePhilosophical Rambling
This is a bit of a rambling post. I’m having trouble organizing my thoughts tonight and I’m feeling more like journaling than writing anything substantive. About the best I can offer is this: if this...
View ArticleTalent vs. Determination
“Talent and all that for the most part is nothing but hogwash. Any schoolboy with a little aptitude might very well draw better than I perhaps; but what he most often lacks is the tough yearning for...
View ArticleWill the Real Thomas Jefferson, Please Stand Up!
Over at De Novo, there’s a discussion about the impact of the Internet on culture. It started with an online symposium De Novo held (great idea, that) on the topic of Internet, Law, & Culture. And...
View ArticleThe Meaning of Life
I posted this over on Scalzi’s Whatever and then thought it would be a good conversation-starter (I hope) on my blog here. Since I’ve already used it as a comment to the conversation over there, I...
View ArticleLanguage & Sexism
There’s a discussion that started over at Chepooka’s concerning what was believed to be — at least potentially — a sexist comment. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that the guys haven’t seen it that...
View ArticleIntelligent Design: An Identity Problem
Not long ago, I wrote an article called “The Paradox of Intelligent Design” which resulted in a few interesting comments. Mostly, those comments demonstrate the very illogic of believing in the Paradox...
View ArticleOn Getting Older
The days go by so fast, spinning out of control. The nights — nights of precious and necessary sleep seem to run by even faster. Before I know it, another is gone. I shower, lather up my hair and...
View ArticleThe Unbearable Heaviness of Being
Several friends of mine are going through difficult times right now. The world has dealt — or is dealing — several of them a hand which nobody wants to have to play. I always feel inadequate in terms...
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