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
Friday, September 29, 2017

Robert Wright writes about religion again (Buddhism), fails again

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So, Robert Wright has a new book . Like his older “Evolution of God,” it applies ev psych to religion, in this case one specific reli...
Monday, September 25, 2017

Why neither Buddhism nor Robert Wright is true

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Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Enlightenment by Robert Wright My rating: 1 of 5 stars Wrong from the title on Ign...
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Friday, August 04, 2017

Philosophy food fight falls flat

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A favorite modern philosopher of mine, Massimo Pigliucci, on his blog, runs a Friday links roundup.  This one , per a  link  of his about et...
Friday, July 28, 2017

Poem: SITTING SHTETL FOR THE LIVING

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SITTING SHTETL FOR THE LIVING He has six months left, If it's even that. What can I say to ease his pain? We're both secu...
Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Luther legend shitstorm about to hit (extensively updated)

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I blogged  nearly three years  ago about myth vs reality on Martin Luther, well in advance of the 500th anniversary of his allegedly d...
Monday, April 10, 2017

Say goodbye to History for Atheists (updated)

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I keep a fairly slim blogroll, as well as general webroll, on this and other blogs. But, blogs I link to, or even incorporate into my feed l...
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Monday, March 27, 2017

#Philosophy can't justify dumb wars, setting the issue of justice aside

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That said, the issue of just war is itself problematic, and has other "baggage," even if its separated today from its religious ro...
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