philosophy
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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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Batman (capitalism) is the Problem, not the Solution..
The problem in the west can be reduced to batman, bear with me…Batman is no hero, he’s a privileged-by-birth man of vast inherited wealth who grants to himself the dictatorial right to define moral justice within a society where, the lawful, but not moral, actions of his class have caused, with impunity, a historical mass Continue reading
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In Defence of Lying
Can lying be justified? This question automatically prejudices the debate in that it is the act of not telling the truth rather than the act of telling the truth that is asked to justify itself. this automatically pre-supposes that there must be some inherent virtue in communicating perceived truth and some inherent fault in deliberately Continue reading
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