Category: philosophy.
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PRIMUM VIVERE: A BIRTHDAY POEM
Primum vivere, deinde philosophari(Survive first, philosophize later) This is exactly what I have done Since the day that I was born I have scaled through the days, months, and years with the blood, sweat, and tears that came with them. Age is just a number they say But we must not forget to number our…
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CAUSAL OPACITY: MAKE ELASTIC EFFORTS IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY
CAUSAL OPACITY There are consequences for being wrong. There are consequences for taking the wrong steps. Dangers exist for making the wrong decisions. And worse, there are effects of reactions based on those decisions. I think, and I am sure that every sensible person will agree with me that there are unbearable consequences for insisting…
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LEGACY: THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD IS FOR THE LIVING
In the absence of an afterlife, your memory and legacy no longer serves you. Materialists know this so they do not hesitate to desecrate all that they can. But if this reminder should serve any purpose, it is that you should still choose to live in a way that preserves your memory for the living.…
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THE PHILOSOPHY OF ADDICTION
The Philosophy of addiction The topic of addictions is a hot one. That is because like bad news, the negatives provoke more attention. Let’s then visit the nature and philosophy of addictions. Introduction: Tradeoffs At the point of writing this essay, I cannot conceive of any addiction that is a good thing. We use the…
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THE FAT LADY ORIGINS: BUSYMINDS 2021 IN REVIEW
Will the fat lady sing? – The uncertainty problem – The year in review – What you can do for me. WILL THE FAT LADY SING? The first thing you should know about the fat lady is that on the subject of uncertainty, man is a poor student. I am first and foremost, the lab…
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