Philosophy

My thoughts and insights on the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.

Sarcastic Sombitch

Sarcasm has become the primary means of making a point stand out from the herd. It used to be biting satire and witty irony, but sadly, sarcasm seems to have completely overtaken the public discourse. I am just as guilty as the rest, but as with all narcissists with fragile egos, I would like to

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My Mind Drifts Back

A  couple of seemingly random thoughts occur to me today. Please be patient, as we will shortly connect it all together. It’ll all make sense, you just wait and see. Thought #1: Recently, I read an astronomy article discussing the new James Webb Space Telescope. Apparently, astronomers are now realizing that every star has planets.

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What’s New Pussycat

Viewed a fascinating video on the “Map of Mathematics” today which outlined how the multitudinous fields of mathematics all fit together like a giant jig saw puzzle. It is always difficult for school age kids to understand how pure mathematics have any relevance to reality. The video provides the connection between pure and applied mathematics.

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The Needs of the Many

Philosophical thought(s) for the day come from Mister Spock. I herein assemble a number of seemingly disconnected quotes from multiple Star Trek episodes into a general life philosophy. He’s dead now Jim – so he cannot sue me. “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, for without followers, evil cannot spread.

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I Smell a Rat

I grew up in a region that was known as the leather and glove capital of the world. It is often said that no one wants to know how the sausage is made. Well, I can assure you that no one wants to know how leather is made. Thankfully, I never worked in the leather

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Why Do You Drink?

Sometimes we need to be saved from the emotional turmoil that is caused by the disease called “life”. Or perhaps that is what we have always done and will always do. We fill our days with activities that take our minds off the fact that we are gradually decaying blobs of biological material. Work, hobbies,

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