It’s been a complicated year. So I have gone through my posts for what I think were the best. The philosophical ones are bolded. Below the fold.
Happy new year to all. I hope your 2011 exceeds your 2010. Mine has to…
January
You cannot harm a religion
Civil insolence
More civil insolence
On fear and risk
February
The best scientific ideas
The Ontological Fallacy
Fodor and Piattelli-Palmarini on natural selection
March
Affirmative Atheism
Thermodynamics, and the origin of replicators
On knowledge and consistency
On the need for grownups [Thoughts from Kansas]
The policy policy
April
Tired debates
Culpability and the Catholic Church
On the straits of philosophy
You and me, baby, ain’t nothing but mammals
You can’t have proper human relationships unless you are a Christian
Thought for the day: Why is “now” now?
May
Do atheists “relapse”?
In which I get Guardianed
P-Angels
Defining philosophy
Demons!
Testing universal common ancestry
Was Jesus a philosopher?
Jesus a philosopher part 2
Fishing for philosophy
Was Darwin a philosopher?
Supernatural selection: Book review
Supernatural selection 2
June
On borders and boundaries
In which I upset PZ, again, by not knowing
The problem of foreknowledge
Random thoughts about God and evolution
An empirical investigation into the comparative advantages of purchasing from Ford and Upgrading from Apple
Homology
Prichard on species
July
Kinds of free will
Herding cats, ethically
Creation, a personal reflection on the movie
Names and nomenclature in classification
Alienus a me puto
Consequences of theistic evolution
August
Dicks, niceness and evil: a rant
Homology and analogy
Some loose ends – Reductionism and Phylocode
Ranking
David Hull is dead [Revised in November]
David Hull’s philosophy
Two kinds of natural classification, and hybrid classifications
On non-cohort based education
Dynamics and classification redux
Natural classification and the dynamics of science
The strange inversion of natural classification
September
On the origins of creativity
9/11
If only he had used his science for niceness, instead of evil
For every philosopher
Similarity
October
Tone wars
How many species concepts are there?
Unnecessary people
November
The view from nowhere and objectivity in the media [revised]
On abortion
The Greek Pantheon Test
December
What it is like to be a digital camera
Darwin’s motivation
The mind of other species
Does teleology hang on in Venice?
Statism and Wikileaks
Attacks on philosophy by scientists
I wish you the best, for whatever that is worth. I guess it’s like prayer, makes the prayer giver feel like they’re doing someting (though it is nothing or Zeus moves in misterious ways), and according to research makes the prayee suffer performance anxiety. I don’t think, and I’m sure that you don’t, that things have to go better. I take it that you’re expressing hope. It’s a passionless universe. Hopefully, your quite exquisite mind and ability will be recognized and you’ll get that research position you deserve. For whatever that hope is worth.
There’s a post entitled ‘unnecessary people’. It reminds me of a comment I made against another commenter whom I remember went by the name ‘pissed of in perorior’. I remember that commenter being a dick. I’m sure I remember him/her that way to justify my actions and it’s probable said person wasn’t a dick. Anyway, I apologize to whomever I’ve offended this year. I’m sure there are many. For whatever that apology is worth.
I’ve probably had the best year of my life, but not the most exciting. I’ve moved into a new house. Never thought that’d happen. My job which was going down the gurgler is now going fine due to a takeover. We have a healthy boy, who’s going great guns. I still don’t speak to my mother after nearly five years and two brothers, but c’est la vie. I have few regrets about that. For whatever that is worth.
I’m a tad drunk now. Happy new year!!!!!!
Prospero ano nuevo.
Is it 2011 over there yet?
a little bit ago it started to be. Too many whiskies, so I’m going to bed.
Quitter.
As I write it’s already 2011 somewhere in the Pacific so I will wish you much sunlight, peace and understanding for the coming twelve months and the hope/wish that you will continue to entertain, stimulate and educate us in the same excellent way that you did in 2010.
Thony & Sascha
Happy new year, and thanks for reminding me of this site. I’ll be visiting more often, as Prof. Steve Steve’s site is getting overrun with trolls. Ray and Tony’s site (formerly known as Talk.Origins) is still a blast, though.
Apologies if that made anyone toss up their drinks, but it’s only 7:40 AM here near Dover, and I’m still on caffeine. Ethanol is about 12 hours away.
Grrlscientist forced – forced I say – me to start on the alcohol already.
Happy New year John.
Thanks for all the fish.
John,
Happy New Year:)
Wishes of employment galore:)
Happy New year, JW.
Maju terus, pantang mundur ( ie, never say die ).
Happy New Year, Dr. Wilkins . . . looking forward to your next year’s contributions.
God bless.
Happy New Year and, in the words of my forebears – or was it ten bears, no, he was a character in The Outlaw Josey Wales – lang may yer lum reek!