The hope of the future of the Illuminati 15 Apr 2010 With young folk like this on the case, I have hope for the future of the evil atheist conspiracy… Creationism and Intelligent Design Humor Philosophy Pop culture
History Reminiscences of one who was there 12 Apr 2010 Early on, when I thought I would be an intellectual, a dilettante but still an intellectual, at the age of 17 or so, I read several books that I found at a second hand bookstore (my usual place of recreation). One was a little volume called Critique of Pure Tolerance,… Read More
Evolution Knit Darwin’s tree 27 Sep 200818 Sep 2017 If any of my readers are good knitters, check this out: The pattern, not the girl. Preverts! Hat tip: Colin Purrington Read More
Humor Why? The beginnings of philosophy 21 Nov 2008 Phil Plait linked to this guy, Louis CK, on why it’s alright for the world to go back into the dark ages, but I rather like this one, in which it becomes clear that philosophers are, after all, just persistent two year olds: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2ZsoYWwJA&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1] Read More
I still prefer my formulation: “Critters whose perceptual and cognitive apparatus produce unreliable representations of (relevant aspects of) their word tend to end up as lunch for critters whose apparatus gives them more reliable representations.”
Keep looking for the information! It’s definitely out there though. Especially on the Invaluable Disk!