Metaphysics, most of its subject matter - time, space, being, to name a few - seem ineffable or, if you prefer, hard to eff ( :grin: ). Almost like......
Truth is necessary for us to live. Falsehood is necessary to make us want to live. Like everything else, the trick is to get the best of both worlds, ...
I've heard people say, "discover knowledge". Does that mean knowledge is distinct from knowing? If we can "discover knowledge" it means the definition...
It's sometimes hard to distinguish technology/science from magick (many magic tricks these days use gadgets, vide Peter Popoff). Was Jesus an ophthalm...
Roshambo (Rock-Paper-Scissors) Intransitive Dice Given 3 centers of power, L, J, E 1. L > J 2. J > E 3. L > E . Instead E > L L nor J nor E weilds abs...
Why am I me? The question assumes that I could be someone else. Yet, if I am someone else, I would cease to exist. I would be that someone and not me....
P(x/y) = Probability of x given y B = Permutations of the atoms of a brain M = Permutations of the atoms of a brain such that a mind exists B >> M suc...
Indeed it is. Think in terms of love, honor, respect, friendship, to name but a few of the ideas that are floating around (still) and the world become...
For reasons that seem both obvious and opaque magicians have been at the forefront of the public skeptical movement (the magicians Harry Houdini, Jame...
If you ask around, you know, do some sleuthing, you'll realize, very quickly I suppose, that nonvegetarians are nonvegetarians for one simple reason: ...
Space is, according to physicists (vide Wikipedia), undefinable; the reason given is that there's nothing more fundamental that can then participate i...
Slaves (human) & draft animals: We have been trying to reduce our workload, just not in the right way. Robots are the solution: power with no ethical ...
:up: Two ways to obesity: Sloth OR Gluttony. For America, for even other countries, I suspect it's the latter. Either way we sin, so yeah, nothing to ...
In Darwinian terms, cognitive biases may be as critical for survival as even air. Why else are there so many and active as ever in our thought process...
Does the following make sense to you? Start off with a 2 lettered (binary) language with characters/letters X, Y. Perform a permutation 2 \times 2 and...
A very common utterance in scientific circles is "the brain is the most complex thing in the universe." The yardstick, to my reckoning, for such a pro...
What exactly does bias mean? From a book on critical thinking: A person is biased on a given issue when he's not interested in the truths that pertain...
Emotions ( :smile: :sad: :lol: :rofl: :blush: :angry: :cry: etc.) Thoughts ( :chin: ) There appears to be a difference and going into the details requ...
How does the US economy hold itself up? Lemme guess. It has a solid production base which drives up the value of the dollar. These dollars then make A...
I was told patience is a virtue but then it leaves the door wide open for delay tactic. If a person knows you're patient, he'll postpone decisions rel...
Look at it this way. Up until the 19th century and extending to the now we were too busy finding solutions to problems that were physical - diseases, ...
Why do you think God's omniscient? Intelligence translates into: 1. Knowledge of ethics. 2. Knowledge of causality. The two go together to shape one's...
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