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, July 01, 2018

Some philosophers are more equally wrong than others

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I like Massimo Pigluicci a lot. He makes philosophical issues accessible to the general public, and he covers a variety of issues. We ag...
Thursday, June 14, 2018

JUDAS THE SON OF GOD

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I am the Son of God. I was born, I saw and I fell; That last part due to mythmakers Who rejected my message. My name was Judas, ...
Thursday, May 10, 2018

Socrates moves further down the overrated philosophers list

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I've blogged before about overrated philosophers , and why Socrates' earns his place on the list. And I've explained that the...
Friday, May 04, 2018

Ehrman hits foul ball with rise of Christianity book

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The Triumph of Christianity: How a Small Band of Outcasts Conquered an Empire by Bart D. Ehrman My rating: 2 of 5 stars Nice try in theo...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

A better bio of Luther than Metaxas

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It's actually Michael Massing's new parallel biography of Luther and Erasmus. Fatal Discord: Erasmus, Luther, and the Fight for th...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Saplosky's 'Behave' doesn't fully do so

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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert M. Sapolsky My rating: 3 of 5 stars A 3.5 star "magnum opus" need...
Wednesday, April 04, 2018

The biggest lies ...

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Are the ones we tell ourselves. And, with the occasional Hitlerian sub-humanizing lies, these are lies that primarily affect ourselves, an...
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