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
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Religious belief, mundane matters have different thought processes

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As extensively shown by MRI , religious belief-thought is heavily emotionally laden, as well as more agency focused.
Friday, September 18, 2009

A Strad by other means still sounds as sweet

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A modern violin, specially treated with a fungus solution, beat a Stradivarius in a blind test. This ought to drive down violin, and violin...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Has ‘false memory syndrome’ been proven or not?

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People like Elizabeth Loftus claim ‘repressed memories’ simply don’t exist. Their existence is again being challenged in court . But, Ms. Lo...

‘God is not dead; he never was alive in the first place’

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And, with that quote, Richard Dawkins demolishes Karen Armstrong , and the title of her forthcoming book, “The Case for God.” Armstrong dips...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Conditional-love parenting has its fallouts

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Showing Dr. Phil and others, who oppose Carl Rogers’ ideas, quite wrong, studies show that conditional-love parenting produces, in essence,...

New info on the whys of the Y chromosome

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The way it divides during cell division is a major factor in a number of sex-related syndromes and conditions.
Monday, September 14, 2009

The placebo effect strengthens

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Some would-be new antidepressants can't get to market because they can't pass clinical trials. They can't pass clinical trials b...
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