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, March 30, 2023

The bacon on the grill for Ramadan and beyond

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I ate the bacon That was on the grill   And which You were surely ignoring And not only Because of Ramadan. Or Yom Kippur. O...
Saturday, March 25, 2023

Some seeming linguistic dishonesty at Atlas Obscura

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I think Pocket had shown me this piece before, but, in any case, I see major errors in Atlas Obscura's piece on Scots. First, I would ca...
Thursday, March 23, 2023

Does the Dallas Museum of Art need a $175 million overhaul?

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That's what it plans. Details from Strategic Government Insider: The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has launched a two-stage global competit...
Thursday, March 16, 2023

Banned from r/AcademicBiblical AND r/AskBibleScholars

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 Not quite "banned in Boston," unless "Naugrith the Nazi" is from Boston, England. Anyway, one of my friends on Goodrea...
Thursday, March 09, 2023

The Origins of Judaism, Part 3: Miscellaneous

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The Origins of Judaism: An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal by Yonatan Adler My rating: 5 of 5 stars Simply a great book. Adler’s loo...
Saturday, March 04, 2023

Pastors worried about ChatGPT doth protest too much

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Yeah, religious leaders are freaking their heads out, per the AP , about ChatGPT writing AI sermons. In part, maybe they're worried it...
Thursday, March 02, 2023

The Origins of Judaism, Part 2: Graven images

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  The Origins of Judaism: An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal by Yonatan Adler My rating: 5 of 5 stars Simply a great book. Adler’s l...
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