Random Brain Droppings of a Carolina Parrothead. Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. Saturday, March 17, 2018. Click on the picture to enlarge. Sunday, March 11, 2018. Another Long and Brutal Century. To those I otherwise agreed with. An imperial population that feels safe and is well fed has time to create art, write books, establish schools, explore the planet, and try to expand human knowl.

I also have a sideline in political philosophy, focusing on issues pertaining to taxation, globalisation and social justice.

Originally posted on FIGHT BOREDOM, SPREAD HAPPINESS. A piece of crust that broke off from the supercontinent Gondwana approximately 200 million years ago has been found underneath the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, according to new research published this week in the journal Nature Communications.

What if they really are? Joanna Bryson suspects some machines may already be conscious. Are there qualities that are all on the surface, inessential? Conversely, if we do care abou.

By Which All Is Known. So what was it that got me to say something online after staying clear of such activity for so many years? Ignorance. By the philosopher Professor Philip Goff. Science, in its purest form, has n.

A blog by Joseph F. You keep using that GIF; I do not think it means what you think it means. The Greatest Movie of All Time. And it is usually deployed as a gesture of strong approval.