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
Thursday, September 30, 2010

Why "Planet Goldilocks" likely isn't

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All the science stories in the last 24 hours have been touting the alleged " Planet Goldilocks " as the first outside our solar sy...
Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Atheists know the bible better than Christians

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Nope, no joke . (And, like other atheists, no, I'm not surprised, either.) And, some of the results are just sad, for the people involve...
Sunday, September 26, 2010

Several new Amazon reviews are up

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One of the best books I've read on the folly of believing that economic "engagement" with China will make it more democratic, ...
Saturday, September 25, 2010

God's running out of money ...

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Or, at the least, the entities that serve him are . And, no, it's not just the liberal mainline Protestant bodies It's evangelical c...
Friday, September 24, 2010

For Xns or Jews worried about "American sharia"

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Substitute "halaka" for "sharia" and this is what you get. "Halaka communities," already in existence.
Sunday, September 19, 2010

Antisemitic, or just concerned about preservation?

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I can see both sides of the issue in a long-ongoing standoff in Litchfield, Conn. It's a complicated issue. Having seen communities try...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

Monkey (mind) wrench some Buddhists

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I know many people have seen, via PBS or elsewhere, Tibetan Buddhists evaporating the water from cold, wet sheets draped across their bare b...
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