Life
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Argument is not easy
I thought I’d do a short one for a change, just something to think on… “Talk to her coworkers, find out what they know”, this line is delivered by the police captain, and she’s talking to her seasoned detectives. Now we are talking about a TV drama here, and the thing that happens in a… Continue reading
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Words they seem so right
Heavyweight champion of the world – Reverend and the Makers. I too had hopes and dreams, but here I am. Mortgage buying a 3 bed semi in the burbs, got a job in a supermarket, I have 2 kids and a plump wife, and maybe I’m kind of plump myself. This isn’t me but it’s… Continue reading
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More lies
This is my third post about lies, my third FFS, how much do I have to write about this fucking subject? So this week I’m watching TV, fury is fighting Usyk on Saturday night and one of the commentators on the build-up program, a supposed expert on Fury, says that when 17 years old Fury… Continue reading
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Just stop
I see groups of people banding together because of their circumstances of birth, “I am a leftist Jew”, “I am a Christian Socialist or Conservative”, “I am a Muslim”, “I am a Christian” …. Therefore Insert perspective/opinion/political leanings here… Well this is silly, why not use reason? When we start a statement in this manner… Continue reading
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Truth is my White Whale
I grew up, as did you. being told and taught, that there was an importance to telling the truth. I believed then, as I do now, that the world requires the truth of things so that it can function correctly. Universally agreed constants of measure are the defining principals of all science, societies thrive on… Continue reading
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Are we just horrific by nature?
Liberals blame poverty on the poor as a justification for not feeling the pangs of their conscience, that’s a theory I have believed for a long time. It comes from a criticism of the liberal ideal made by various social theorists and given to me in a YouTube video by the great Rick Roderick. I’m… Continue reading
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Intelligence my ass !
It’s called Artificial Intelligence and it’s supposed to be the next big thing, impressive for sure yes, but intelligence no. In the following piece I intend to poke a hole in the claim… So, with the intention of testing it, and with an open mind, I decided to ask AI, specifically Bing, a question that… Continue reading
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A broken difference engine, some sex, and a teapot
The human mind is a broken difference engine, we have built a broken society as a result, and as usual I have a theory that might explain why. The usual approach for a philosophy piece would be to try to establish both the credential of the theorist, I have none, and the validity of the… Continue reading
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What is pleasing and what is not.
The altruistic act is oft misunderstood, as misunderstood as the self-regarding act. Most acts are arguably self-regarding, and it is important to bear in mind that if they seem, on quick inspection, to be for others, they may be ultimately be for the self. In fact I would go as far as to say that… Continue reading
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Taxes and the dread of the crisis
The standard of living crisis has hit a lot of people. I’m not a rich man by any measure but I try to help those around me if I can, if they need. Peter Singer wrote what is considered a controversial paper in the seventies that stated (in simple terms) that if you can help… Continue reading
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