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A Theory of Ignorance
It appears that when people do not (or can not) understand an idea presented to them by science they very often resort to the pithy phrase: "It's just a theory". I read this claim today on a website discussing black holes. More poignantly the "it's...
Oh dear... Creationism Revisited.
I was just watching a documentary called "Judgement Day: Intelligent Design on Trial". It was fascinating.I am a confirmed believer in the validity of scientific method and the rank silliness of denying the burden of proof when it conflicts with one...
The Future of War
I found an interesting book excerpt on the future of war. It's an interesting topic and unfortunately also one to which we should all occasionally cast an eye, much like as to a developing storm front on the horizon. Sex and War: How Biology Explai...
Dust on the mirror...
"How can we be sure that we are not impostors ?"Jacques LacanEver since Lacan it has been common enough to understand our Self as being a psychological entity defined reflexively through the image(s) we perceive, interpret or project upon the world. ...
An Open Letter to a Friend
What sort of relationship can be built on such unstable foundations ? Where the (apparently) static, authoritarian and immovable deepest religious faith of one so starkly contradicts the dynamic, organic, living, ancient and creative Universe of the...
