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Obesity and the Fastness of Food
Taken from the article: Here I’ve plotted out the relationship between time the average person in a given country spends eating and that country’s obesity rate (as measured by the percentage of the national population with a body mass index … Continue reading
Relooking at The Post-American World
Since Fareed Zakaria’s book, The Post-American World, is coming out in paperback, I thought I’d re-release my review on it here. Also, Zakaria was on the Daily Show talking about the situation in Pakistan. It’s getting more tricky. In terms … Continue reading
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20 “Most Important” Philosophers in the Modern Era
Brian Leiter had a poll to see which philosophers were the most important meaning influence and ideas. Results are below from over 750 people polling: 1. Immanuel Kant (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices) 2. David Hume loses … Continue reading
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Van Gogh Did NOT Cut Off His Own Ear
Apparently, fellow artist Paul Gauguin did. In the latest art news, there was a dual and Gauguin, who was an expert fencer cut off the ear. But in order to protect Gauguin, they both agreed to tell the police that … Continue reading
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Great Line from a Great Philosopher
Reading some Nietzsche and came across a line I really like from his Beyond Good and Evil at the end of section 187: [M]oralities are also only a sign language of the feelings. Concise but powerful.
Gates on Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iraq
Possibly one of the smartest men in our government is Sec. of Defense, Robert Gates. He talks with Fareed Zakaria on CNN about what he thinks of the situation there and what we can and should do. I think his … Continue reading
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Torture is to Our Disadvantage
Two articles from Newsweek. The first one deals with how implementing torture has made us hardened. For example, ten years ago, you would’ve thought that water boarding is torture, just plain wrong. But now, most Americans find water boarding acceptable, … Continue reading
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Al-Zawahiri is the Threat, not bin Laden
Doesn’t surprise me, but a report showed that al-Zawahiri is the guy calling the shots. From the report: “Although Bin Laden remains the group’s ideological figurehead, Zawahiri has emerged as Al Qaeda’s strategic and operational planner,” the report added. People … Continue reading
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Torture and Religiousity
Taken from a survey which you can read here. Apparently. . . The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists, according to a new survey. Indeed, the more religious … Continue reading
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My most Influential Philosophers
I wanted to get a clear view of what philosophers have influenced me the most. What ideas do I take, and how have they affected me in my life? Here they are in order: 1. Arthur Schopenhauer. He was known … Continue reading
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Shaun Miller's Ideas 