Category: Philosophy


  • “Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.” – Will Durant “It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.” – Pierre Beaumarchais “First things first, but not necessarily in that order.” – Doctor Who “A witty saying proves nothing.” – Voltaire “Charm is a way of getting the answer…

  • I am a major skeptic. However, the idea of dragons and alien visitors existing are the only things that I hope could actually exist despite the lack of data to the contrary. I am not a big believer in astrology, magic, and other stuff. I do think there are some things ancient civilizations may have…

  • House of Worship, originally uploaded by sneezypb. There is a nagging feeling I might work here one day.

  • “When you have to shoot…. Shoot! Don’t talk!” Eli Wallach aka The Ugly – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

  • I found a very interesting web site with useful quotes. Software Engineering Proverbs Already I am plotting how to use them in getting what I want. Maybe I should use them to be more wise in my decision making? riiiiiiiigggghhhhhht….

  • One in five women would consider having both their breasts removed to reduce their odds of developing cancer, according to a survey on Monday. [Source: 20 pct of women would consider breast removal-study]

  • . The first grand democratic experiment in Athens was drivem by a movement of the demos–citizen-peasants–organizing to make the Greek oligarchs who were abusing their power accountable. Democracy is always a movement of an energized public to make elites responsible–it is at its core and most basic foundation the taking back of one’s powers in…

  • Do you think people of mixed racial backgrounds are attractive? (I enjoy answering the questions at okcupid.com.) If you were the only person that knew that a guest had died on the way to a wedding, would you tell the bride and groom?

  • Franz Kafka – “There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness.” Rita Holt – “There it was, hidden in alphabetical order.” Jon Lithgow – “Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug.” Arthur Koestler – “The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterwards.” John…