The Philosophy of the Socratic Gadfly

This is a slice of my philosophical, lay scientific, musical, religious skepticism, and poetic musings. (All poems are my own.) The science and philosophy side meet in my study of cognitive philosophy; Dan Dennett was the first serious influence on me, but I've moved beyond him. The poems are somewhat related, as many are on philosophical or psychological themes. That includes existentialism and questions of selfhood, death, and more. Nature and other poems will also show up here on occasion.

The Philosophy of the Socratic Gadfly
Sunday, October 19, 2008

Liberal ignorance about ev psych raises its political head

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Well, I haven’t had to shoot down any right-wing eugenicists or sexists in a while. No, now it’s a mainstream liberal wanting to refight Ric...
Wednesday, October 15, 2008

A new era in textual criticism — Presidential linguistics

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But, with a caveat Having taken a graduate school class in textual criticism — heck, having started a petition drive to get my divinity scho...
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Bonobos busted making war as well as love

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Many researchers (Frans de Waal comes immediately to mind) have long suspected that frequent bonobo copulation in zoos was a stress response...
Saturday, October 11, 2008

Some conservatives really ARE really, really crazy

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The latest proof the “secular apocalypse” is here? Parents believing the Fisher-Price Little Mommy Cuddle ‘n Coo doll says “ Islam is the li...
Thursday, October 09, 2008

Bach until you drop, rapper!

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That was the stance of Champaign County (Ohio) Municipal Court Judge Susan Fornof-Lippencott, when she offered a lower fine amount to Andrew...
Sunday, September 28, 2008

A poetic riffing on Ed Abbey

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ARCHES 1968 Written within the mindset, and through the eyes and viewpoint of, Ed Abbey, as a reflection on the 40th anniversary of “Desert ...
Thursday, September 11, 2008

Refresh your mind with new Skeptic’s Circle

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The latest issue of Skeptic’s Circle is now up , hosted by skepticism’s own secular patron saint, Bob Carroll, creator of the Skeptic’s Dict...
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