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A Liberal Decalogue

Sunday, May 19th, 2013

Anastasia sent me a link to Bertrand Russell’s ten commandments for teachers.  I liked them so much that I wanted to repost them here on my blog as well.  After reading these, it’s easy to see why I eventually ended up with an entire bookshelf  of his works.  He’s been a hero of mine for [...]

Can Quantum Gravity Explain Free Will?

Monday, May 6th, 2013

A few months back I shared videos from the CERN physicist Dr. Russell Stannard, who did not seem to feel free will or consciousness could be explained by quantum physics.  However, not all physicists agree with him, so I want to share another side of the story. Before we get started, you may be wondering [...]

Are You Happy?

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

I propose that we don’t know what we want and one of the worst things that could ever happen to us is to actually get what we desire. I’m not sure how to phrase this, but when I look back on my life as a younger man, I had all these desires of who I [...]

I Enjoyed Sam Harris’ Q&A

Monday, April 29th, 2013

I’ve always liked Sam Harris.  He recently asked his twitter followers for questions and I’d like to repost some of his answers.  I deeply agree with them. If the self is an illusion, who or what is witnessing that illusion? Consciousness. What’s your opinion of panpsychism? A technically valid theory or scientifically impossible? Possibly true, [...]

How Will It All End?

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

Recently I’ve found myself reading the Hebrew book of Job.  It’s a very powerful work of literature and I think everyone should read it at some point in their lives.  In the work, there is a righteous man named Job who is very prosperous.  He’s married to a beautiful woman who loves him, his children [...]

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