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, July 21, 2022

New political-personal poetry: Middle-class precariat pseudo-leftist

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Middle-class precariat pseudo-leftist I know that I am the first and the second And that they are intertwined. Does this make me a pseudo-l...
Thursday, July 14, 2022

So, there's a herd of "other evangelicals" eh?

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 So claimed a friend of James McGrath on Facebook. (McGrath posts as "public," so violating no confidences.) The friend touts a st...
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Thursday, July 07, 2022

Top blogging for the second quarter

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 This isn't like the main blog, where I do a monthly roundup. I don't post that often here. But, I did decide to start doing a quart...
Thursday, June 30, 2022

See you later, Siddhartha!

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  If there really are "no Buddhas and no teachings," then why didn't Subhuti just leave after Chapter 8 of the Diamond Sutra?...
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Belief in God plunges

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 This is NOT the rise of the "Nones," which seems to have plateaued during COVID, anyway. And, this is just a Gallup poll, not a f...
Thursday, June 16, 2022

Has Google finally invented real artificial intelliegence? NOPE

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As in something that might pass a Turning test , and is not John Searle's machine-behavioralist idea of the Chinese Room ? Online friend...
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Thursday, June 09, 2022

"I am dynamite" but this Nietzsche bio is not

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I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Nietzsche by Sue Prideaux My rating: 3 of 5 stars "I am dynamite" was not, as far as I know, said abo...
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