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Saturday, February 13, 2010

The Progress of Science and the Science of Progress

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In a note to a friend, Einstein passionately described how "it is a magnificent feeling to recognize the unity of a complex of phenomen...
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Friday, February 12, 2010

On Practicing Your Scales of Being

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I hope this isn't getting too dreadfully repetitive. As I mentioned a few posts back, I'm just flipping through this book by Jaki, ...
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

The Sleep of Reason Produces One-Eyed Monsters

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Yes, we laugh at the provincialism and naivete of the global warmists and ideological Darwinians, but there will always be temporocentric me...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Reductionism: That's No Way to Treat a Lady!

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I guess scientists are finally being forced to abandon the primordial soup theory, but I've never really understood why anyone would ac...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Absolutist Philosophy and Totalist Necrophilia

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Yesterday I touched on a point that I had intended to expand upon, but -- look, a squirrel! -- got distracted and never fleshed it out. ...
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Monday, February 08, 2010

The Fractured Fairy Tale of Darwinian Evolution

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Realism, n ., an accurate representation of human nature, as seen by toads. --Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary Or blind lizards...
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Sunday, February 07, 2010

Speed-Blogging at the Edge of the Subjective Horizon: We Are All Christians Now

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An experiment in speed-blogging: 30 minutes of blogging in 30 minutes.... As Jaki points out, science can only be successful and self-sust...
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Saturday, February 06, 2010

Scientistic Buddhaflaw Correcting

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Our omninameable troll asked if Buddhism could support the scientific enterprise, now that it's conveniently up and running thanks to Ch...
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Friday, February 05, 2010

You Must Have a Whole In Your Head!

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Yes, you must . For among other things, science would be impossible if not for the whole in your head. This nonlocal whole is what guides ...
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Thursday, February 04, 2010

The Road of Science and the Ways to God

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Only have time for a very brief post.... Well, the bad news is that I've lost the Kabbalah thread, so we'll have to get back to it l...
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010

The Descent of Homo Slackiens

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As I've mentioned before, I am a simple man with simple needs. Way back in high school -- after graduating high school, to be precise -...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Religious Realities and Scientistic Fantasies

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Things still haven't settled back down to normal in the Gagdad household, so I've randomly selected a post from two years ago that l...
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Sunday, January 31, 2010

Lost & Found Cosmic American Soul

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*No post today.* All hell broke loose with the excitement of Mrs. G.'s return last night. Wanda got a bad case of the zoomies and almo...
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Thursday, January 28, 2010

Everything You Wanted to Know About Kabbalah But Were Afraid to Ask

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Mrs. G. doesn't actually depart until tomorrow morning, so here we are. With luck, we'll have time for another post. Remember ...
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