I struggle with the concept of ontology. So, I am having a crack at it. Having said that, I am not sure that I believe in metaphysics1. But moving on: the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being. a set of concepts and categories in a subject area or domain that shows their properties and … Continue reading Ontology
This somehow came across my internet today. It is a lecturer's experience, as told by Paul Finlayson in the third person and in the first person in part two. If we believe it, it makes for sad reading. His crime? To say he stands with Israel against Hamas in a post to some anonymous guy … Continue reading Offend
I had the opportunity to listen in and ask a question on a Zoom call on a discussion/debate between Robert Sapolsky and Eddy Nahmias. It was hosted by the Agency and Responsibility Research group and moderated by Thomas Nadelhoffer. We can get their bios off the actual discussion itself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2uSJbW3RUw I won't go through the … Continue reading Nahmias
I thought I would have a crack at Hinduism. I asked ChatGPT to summarize the core aspects of Hinduism, and it gave the ten sections (in italics), which I reordered. Overall, it is not a tradition or set of traditions I can buy into. There are about 1.2 billion Hindus worldwide, with many traditions and … Continue reading Hinduism
I asked ChatGPT to give eight headings to structure my thoughts around how I might approach this topic. It volunteered eight with a whole bunch of subheadings. Obviously, these are interrelated and might be reorganized differently and supplemented. Also, it might make for a long post, and my post will touch on much that I … Continue reading My Politics
I was going to write a longish screed about the equality-equity debate. The meme typically shows some version of the first two panels. And of course, other versions depict rich people with many boxes, and the rest are dug into pits. Anyway, this is my version. Hope it speaks for itself.
Recently, a whole bunch of flat Earth-type videos have appeared in my YouTube suggestions. But it is an interesting question. Just ignoring the massive acceptance of the Earth being an oblate spheroid. Ignoring the millennia of people measuring the Earth's radius, engineers accounting for the Earth's curvature for large projects, ie, long tunnels and bridges, … Continue reading Cavendish
People have a strange capability of believing weird things. Some examples: The world is flat The moon landings were fake Vaccines are harmful and microchips The Earth is only six to ten thousand years old Donald Trump was worth voting for a second time Angels and jinns Karma and reincarnation Afterlife Divine Birth of Jesus … Continue reading Beliefs
Scientism is used as a pejorative. I could argue it is a reaction of philosophy to science, in a similar way that Luddites react to technology. Generally, scientism is seen as a use of science that is in some way inapplicable to a phenomenon or circumstance. ScienceBut first, what is science? Well, it is a … Continue reading Scientism
Which authors have shaped my worldview? All of them, even if I have not read them, but some more than others. Having said that, not all of them are equal, and certainly not directly In my preteen years, I recall avidly reading Enid Blyton's Secret Seven and occasionally Famous Five. Generally, I let these books … Continue reading Two Authors
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