Philosophy
Great question from my cousin:
- Bullshit Or Not: Hitchens Edition
There's an old sketch film called Amazon Women on the Moon and one of the bits is a parody of the old Leonard Nimoy show, "In Search Of..." called, "Bullshit or Not?" with the tagline "Bullshit or not? You decide." So I've stolen it for what is...
- Ghost Particles
Not only does the belief in ghosts pose practical scientific problems (how do you detect something which violates all the known laws of physics, and which refuses to appear to anyone but the naive?), it also raises logical problems: If ghosts can be seen,...
- "brain And Nerve Tonic"...things Have Changed
"Cocaine" 1976 Eric Clapton "She don’t lie, she don’t lie, she don't lie, cocaine" Almost 125 years ago John Stith Pemberton introduced the public to Coca-Cola at the soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. Pemberton mixed...
- Last Member--gone...ancient Tribe Extinction
International Year of Biodiversity And so the last member of an ancient tribe is gone. Remember, man is an integral part of biodiversity too. "Ancient tribe becomes extinct as last member dies" by Harmeet Shah Singh February 5th, 2010 CNN The last...
- Ig Nobel Prizes For 2008
And the winners in the field of biology are "...Marie-Christine Cadiergues, Christel Joubert and Michel Franc of the National Veterinary College of Toulouse in France for discovering that fleas that live on a dog can jump higher than fleas that live...
Philosophy
To Interact or Not?
Great question from my cousin:
I'm sure you saw the pictures this week of a tribe in the Amazon that has had NO contact with the outside world. To intervene or not to intervene...that is my question. Do you leave these people alone, or go in and say hello, maybe offer them a coca-cola? My initial response is to leave them alone, but what if their average lifespan is 40? What if many of their children die of preventable diseases? What if they often go hungry? What if they are bored and would really like an ipod?? What if they haven't heard about Jesus?Well? We certainly seem to have the reverse Midas touch when it comes to interacting with other cultures. At the same time, certainly there are some things we have to offer. Interact or not?
- Bullshit Or Not: Hitchens Edition
There's an old sketch film called Amazon Women on the Moon and one of the bits is a parody of the old Leonard Nimoy show, "In Search Of..." called, "Bullshit or Not?" with the tagline "Bullshit or not? You decide." So I've stolen it for what is...
- Ghost Particles
Not only does the belief in ghosts pose practical scientific problems (how do you detect something which violates all the known laws of physics, and which refuses to appear to anyone but the naive?), it also raises logical problems: If ghosts can be seen,...
- "brain And Nerve Tonic"...things Have Changed
"Cocaine" 1976 Eric Clapton "She don’t lie, she don’t lie, she don't lie, cocaine" Almost 125 years ago John Stith Pemberton introduced the public to Coca-Cola at the soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. Pemberton mixed...
- Last Member--gone...ancient Tribe Extinction
International Year of Biodiversity And so the last member of an ancient tribe is gone. Remember, man is an integral part of biodiversity too. "Ancient tribe becomes extinct as last member dies" by Harmeet Shah Singh February 5th, 2010 CNN The last...
- Ig Nobel Prizes For 2008
And the winners in the field of biology are "...Marie-Christine Cadiergues, Christel Joubert and Michel Franc of the National Veterinary College of Toulouse in France for discovering that fleas that live on a dog can jump higher than fleas that live...