... I had always assumed that's the way the universe worked. But then, I went to Catholic school from K-12 and I had nuns as teachers who were not unlike the...
... Nietzsche had a lot of problems. As well as being a social misfit he had syphyllus. That doesn't breed a well-connected sort although it does allow one to...
From the Inguenuity Gap by Thomas Homer-Dixon, 150: No matter how much we believe in our institutions and in the regularized procedures of our societies, no...
This commentary article in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/pages/opinion/index.html ponders the morality (AAAAIIIGGHHH! NOT THAT AGAIN! MAKE IT...
... Specifically, I think you mean: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/01/opinion/01KRIS.html I thought this article was a great relief when I saw it. I was trying...
I found this piece highly amusing. The basic premise is that we've been conciliating with the (basically insane) religious people long enough; after 9/11, it's...
In _Consilience_, E.O. Wilson (who seems to have a real talent for getting right to the core of issues) opens his chapter on Ethics with this line: "Centuries...
... There is a Planned Parenthood clinic near a coffeehouse I frequent here in sunny Tucson. Once or twice each week a few old people stand outside chanting...
Scott, ... This may be the case in this situation, but I personally know several middle to upper class families who've chosen abortion for convenience. To not...
I know I've been posting a lot, including a number of mere links, rather than substantive content. But . . . what are you going to do? Kick me out? I started...
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... Sorry. I didn't intend to incite an abortion debate. In fact, I wasn't thinking about abortion when I mentioned my tweaking of the noses of the holy and...
Scott, ... Understood. ... Very true. Paul __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions!...
... Sorry about that little mistake. My irrational exhuberance lead me to copy the wildly. ... It's an interesting moral/ethical problem. How much killing is ...
... This has been one of the main sticking points I've had with religion (all of them) in general. They all claim that life, right here, right now, is nothing...
... The dude rocks. ... "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." Edith Wharton, 1862-1937 I'm actually a lazy...
... True, true, true! Let's focus on the one we've got, people! And don't let "the Future" become the same scene -- Paradise via nanotech and better living...
... I can completely identify with that sentiment. Original thoughts are tough to come by. My life goal is to have a thought/idea/notion that no one else has...
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Anyone interested in a reading list? I figure there are a bunch of smart people here who read a lot and they're probably reading books I haven't read or...
I'm sure you've heard of or read most of these, but these are some I love: -- this list is lit heavy. 1984 (Orwell) The Stranger (Camus) The Plague (Camus) The...
... is, ... Very good point. If you exercise your authority and get offed, how much authority did you really have to begin with? While the serf always has...
... I was a bit narrow in my focus on a very specific way of looking at the world. You make a more expansive that is more useful in the long run for teasing...
... That was a great large list. It reminded me of some things I had read and a few that I have always intended to read but often neglect when choosing...
This article from Slashdot http://slashdot.org/science/02/02/07/0235226.shtml mentions a recent announcement by the UCSD FIRST GENETIC EVIDENCE UNCOVERED OF...
... Only if he's of the Stanley Clarke school. 8^) Generally, the physical intelligence is mainly in the index and middle fingers. The best, and most...
When I was working in Germany for awhile, I inherited a desk with this coconut carved into a monkey head. My colleague Thad dubbed it "Wilson," a la _Cast...
It occurred to me that this reading list stuff would be a good thing to have online. Luckily--since I don't feel like building anything--Yahoo Groups provides...
Okay, I ran out of glue, so I uploaded my list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Cap-Q/database?method=reportRows&tbl=1 I tried to limit it to stuff that has...
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