Not the Same … More Alike than Different
Someone opined on a radio show that something or other isn’t going to happen “…until white people realize that black people aren’t the same as white people.” Well, duh. “White” people aren’t even the same…
Category: Philosophy
Diogenes: Are We All Liars?
Diogenes was a controversial philosopher in Hellas (Greece) during the end of the Classical period. Among his stunts was to carry a lamp during the day, claiming to seek an honest man. That he was…
The Only Accessible Absolute
Watching a Youtube video that mentioned the Milankovitch cycles got me thinking about absolute coordinates of space, which may exist, but which we can never know, which we can never access, much like time. There…
What is “Free Will”? Why Might We not Have “Free Will”
The definition given on the Wikipedia page seems adequate: Free will is the ability to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded. Those who deny that we have free will must falsify either the…
Midnight Perambulation of Thought: Appearance & Occam’s Razor
But, first(!) an apology: I’ve not been updating actively…, or, rather, at all for the last couple of months. Learning to cope with my new environment, and taking thought for the Big Plans, have required…
Indomabilis (start)
For the last couple of months, I have been coping with how to live in an off-grid location, and without unlimited broadband Internet access. These have deterred me from posting, but… I’m back, now! I…
Apparent Darkness
Given how many gazillions of stars there are, in every direction one may look, it’s not irrational to wonder why the night environment is dark. The conundrum may seem worse if one is familiar with…
Essay on Astrotheology
I am in controversy, at worst, and debate, at best, with people in a closed group over a number of issues. [I’m sure that surprises no one. 😉 ] One of the topics under ……
Pens, Swords, and Guns: Which is Best?
Edward Bulwer-Lytton said, “The pen is mightier than the sword”, but Mao Zedong said, “power comes from the barrel of a gun”. They were BOTH telling the truth, but neither told the WHOLE Truth. Communication…
Refutation of an Apology for a Cosmological Claim in the Qur’an
I was challenged by a correspondent, “Does this website make any sense to you?” I interpret her question to be about the webpage, authored by Mohammad Awais Tahir, not the whole website. I began to…