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Seven Hours of Feynman Physics Lectures
All I can say it “WOW!” Bill Gates has personally bought the rights to these lectures that you can view online. Freaking amazing! But then again, physics has always been my thing.
Trying to Achieve Immortality Through Genes and Memes
How does one gain immortality? There seems to be two ways: genes and Memes. In terms of genes, Richard Dawkins brings up some really interesting ideas about how genes work in his book The Selfish Gene. At some point in … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Evolution, Immortality, Memes, Paper Topic
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Book Review: Self-Made Man by Norah Vincent
Imagine that you posed as the opposite sex for a year and a half. You’re still the same sex, but your outward appearances are changed through makeup and different clothing so that you look like the opposite sex. Now imagine … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Culture, Gender
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Why do we like horror?
Well, Halloween has come and gone and so the scary stuff is pretty much at ease. But the more I think about it, being scared makes no sense. Think about it. I wrote a previous blog about evolution and emotions. … Continue reading
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For those who don’t think clearly. . .
“I have a right to own a gun because the constitution says so.” — You’ve just embraced cultural relativism. “God would never allow that.” — You’ve just embraced Divine-Command Theory.
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Guns, Rights
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Evolution and Emotions
The prospect of evolution is that a new trait will be more adaptable for the species. For example, imagination helps you survive because imagination helps you think of certain possibilities. If you don’t have an imagination, then you have to … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, Evolution
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What is Conservativism? What is Progressivism?
Here’s an interesting site where the author breaks it down into simplistic steps. There are some that I wouldn’t agree with on what is conservativism. It might make sense in today’s climate (and that’s what the author is saying), but … Continue reading
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How to Handle Iran
Fareed Zakaria on CNN had an interesting round table about Iran. Two people were for reform and the other person was for attacking Iran. I found all of them intelligent and they gave their case equally well. What really intrigued … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Fareed Zakaria, Government, Politics
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The Wishful Theist
Daniel Dennett in his book Breaking the Spell has talked about “belief in belief in God.” What does that mean? People who believe in God are sure that God exists, and they are glad, because they hold God to be … Continue reading
Posted in Epistemology, Paper Topic, Religion
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Unmarried to Each Other
There’s some interesting movements, books, and articles about how being unmarried to each other is the new social action. I applaud this movement, mainly because it’s an expression of freedom. Moreover, marriage is an evolving idea that has shifted the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History, Love, Monogamy, Relationships, Sexuality
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