Philosophy

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Who’d Have Thought, I’m Still A Religious Person

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Just recently the new semester began and I found myself in a physics course.  Shortly after going over his syllabus, my professor had a short talk about science and religion.  Basically he said that science deals with things that can be objectively observed and tested; everything else is religion.  As I was on my way [...]

Life Isn’t About Anything In Particular

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

There has been a thought stream plaguing my mind for some time now, and it won’t leave my head.  I don’t even know how to frame the subject, or introduce it.  There’s two ways you can spin the same idea.  You could say life has near infinite possibilities.  Another would be to say that life [...]

Different Sizes Of Infinity

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

There’s probably no better way to spend your weekend than pondering infinity with Georg Cantor.  Everybody loves number theory, don’t they?  Might be a physicist thing, I don’t know.  I enjoy thinking about infinity.  Speaking of which, do you know that there are multiple sizes of infinity?  Well, there are!  Being the awesome guy that [...]

The Magical World Of Our Neocortex

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

I’ve been learning a lot about the neocortex lately, and have come across some really fascinating information that I’d like to share. What if I were to tell you I could turn your tongue into a third eye?  Sound bizarre?  You’d be surprised!  Let’s talk a little about a concept neuroscientists call “pattern equivalency.” The [...]

Emergence And Self-Organization

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

Do you ever find yourself thinking that the world is set on some course?  I often reflect on my life and feel that I’m sailing on a small raft down a rapidly flowing river.  While I can somewhat steer the raft to the left and to the right, avoiding major obstacles downstream, overall I feel [...]

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