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Category: Philosophy

Philosophy…

On the Current State of Evolution

15 Dec 20153 Sep 2019
I think our current state of evolution might best be described as early adolescence. In my way of thinking the beginning of domestication, with the resulting push towards civilization, symbolizes…
Philosophy…

On the Meaning of Life

15 Dec 20153 Sep 2019
I think life itself is the meaning of life. Moments of pleasure, like spending time with family and friends, eating a good meal, seeing a good movie, even something as…
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On the Need for Government

15 Dec 20153 Sep 2019
How many people does it take to need a government? I see attention as the key. In pairs, each member can give virtually full attention to the other. Nobody is…
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Sorting and Collating “I Heart Huckabees”

15 Dec 20153 Sep 2019
I took an introductory course in chemistry at the same time as I took Philosophy, so the concepts of attraction and repulsion were hanging out together in my cerebral cortex…
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On Isolation and Origin Stories

15 Dec 201524 May 2018
To my mind, Plato’s parable about the birds helps explain how different cultures developed their own origin stories, and their own gods. The separate cultures completely isolated from each other in the early…
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On Creativity and Original Thought

15 Dec 201524 May 2018
After reading the work of David Hume, I decided – or was compelled – to test my ability to exercise independent, deliberate, original thought through my own free will. I…
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On Security, Freedom, and Familiarity

15 Dec 201524 May 2018
I think freedom and security are mutually antagonistic. I prefer freedom over security, given the choice, but I recognize that I am better suited than most to live with a…
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On Existence according to Berkely

15 Dec 201524 May 2018
Some theories make me feel like a square headed skeptic, and the more I read the less sure I am about my square headed convictions, but I don't have that doubt about Berkeley's…
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On Science and the Limits of Human Perception

15 Dec 201524 May 2018
The way I see it Science is a long-term work in progress, and it seems like the more science learns the more it establishes just how little it knows. I’m…
Philosophy…

On Facts and Theories

15 Dec 201524 May 2018
Yaknow what's weird to me? I think most people, without thinking deeply about it, assume that science is factual, while theology is theoretical. The actuality is that scientific theories, no matter…

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