Apes don’t read philosophy 8 Aug 2007 I’m home sick, so I’m shirking duties and came across one of my favourite film scenes of all time: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKCZ8-ZAT88] History Logic and philosophy
Logic and philosophy Conspiracy theories 27 Dec 2007 The online journal Episteme has a special issue out on conspiracy theories. Examples include God as a conspiracy theory, the 9/11 WTC “controlled demolition” theory and questions of rationality of those who engage in them. Late note: This is a subscription journal. Read More
Ecology and Biodiversity The origins of “speciation” 29 Mar 20145 Apr 2014 As I do some research on the history of speciation theories, I came across this, which is perhaps the original coining of the term: Evolution is a process of organic change and development, universal and continuous, and due to causes resident in species. Speciation, to give the other process a… Read More
Ecology and Biodiversity The first use of a taxonomic tree 10 Apr 2009 Older histories of biology are often full of useful and interesting facts. One of my all-time favourites is Eric Nordenskiöld’s history, but I came across an earlier one by Louis Compton Miall in which I found this text: Bonnet in 1745 traced the scale of nature in fuller detail than… Read More
One of the funniest and most underappreicated comedies of all times. And btw, apes INVENTED philosophy…and are the only known animals to read and write…
For some reason, the thing that always gets me in that scene is when she says “Those are all mistakes. I looked them up.” Cracks me up every time.
Otto’s comment on Archie’s daughter, Portia: “Why did he name her after a car!?” “Fierce Creatures” is also a gem.
I’m shocked, I tell you, SHOCKED! The message of Buddhism ISN’T every man for himself? The next thing you’ll be telling me is that there isn’t a Christian pantheon.