Tag Archives: morals
Second Imprepisode
My brain is not happy with me. I think I need to find the reset button, because even though I’ve significantly reduced the number of programs running, it keeps freezing, crashing, (Not Responding). Make of that metaphor what you will. … Continue reading
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Me, a Tree
#1. This is just to say, that I failed to explain the title, that was on the post about morals. Forgive me, I got sidetracked, but seemed to make sense, at the time. The reason why I wrote it, was … Continue reading
I, Zombie
I’ve just found a drafted post of mine that starts “Sometimes I wonder whether I mightn’t just be a well brought up psychopath”. The thought stands alone; isn’t elaborated on at all – which probably, in hindsight, is a good … Continue reading
Right. Wrong.
Right. TED. Sam Harris. This video. The main thing I have to say is “I agree.” But that doesn’t make for a very interesting blog post. So instead, here are some areas of Sam Harris’ “science can answer moral questions”-talk which I … Continue reading
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16th -or- a Mini-Manifesto
Hey, it’s (almost) Christmas. This is what I would like, neatly wrapped and served under a tree: A world where people settle for obtaining and maintaining a medium level of material wealth, and then start looking outside their own little … Continue reading
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Moosehead Revisited
In this post I wrote about my inconsistencies with regards to clothing. Another, potentially more “serious” inconsistency regards my vegetarianism. In short, I’m not a vegetarian. I eat fish and seafood. I wear leather shoes. (Though I avoid fur. It … Continue reading
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Another Vague Thought
When you’re doing something you’re ”not supposed to” do, where does the feeling of fun come from? If the thing is inherently fun then obviously it’s a non-issue, but is there any special kind of fun-ness that comes from the … Continue reading
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Glorious Cinema
Guess what I did yesterday?? I saw Inglourious Basterds! With the coolest bunch of people at the coolest cinema in town, the Colosseum. This is why I loved it: It was hilarious. I can’t put my finger on exactly why … Continue reading
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2 Questions for Peter Singer
In some ways I feel like I have no justification for asking these questions, because my knowledge of Peter Singer’s philosophy is fairly limited. I was first introduced to it through the compulsory philosophy subject “Examen Philosophicum” that I took … Continue reading
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