Fri 18 Sep, 2009 03:03 pm - Quickie from Wiki: "Arithmetic or arithmetics (from the Greek word αριθμός = number) is the oldest and most elementary branch of mathematics, used by almost... (view)
Sat 12 Sep, 2009 05:10 am - I challenge the student of mathematics
It appears to me that most people look on math as something with supernatural qualities. I challenge the student of math to develop and post short essays... (view)
Wed 15 Apr, 2009 11:21 am - Dieting & Ideology: Delusional Duality?
I suspect most of us have seen the NutriSystem commercial on TV many times. This is a “weight loss” system said to “Transform Your... (view)
Tue 14 Apr, 2009 11:37 am - Scholars in the Tank
Few top ranked scholars are going into government or academic professions; many are going into Think Tanks, which are supported by private interests that are guided often... (view)
Mon 13 Apr, 2009 12:26 pm -
A steady diet of Twinkies and chips make for a fat gut; a steady diet of sound bites and bumper stickers makes for a fat head.
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Mon 13 Apr, 2009 06:14 am - Philosophy Needs a Visceral Connection
The visceral (instinctive, unreasoning, and ‘earthy’) domain of human reality is not exclusively the domain of intellection but is a... (view)
Sun 12 Apr, 2009 05:10 am -
The big problem for me is trying to comprehend the major step that is made by the human species when abstract concepts begin to form. It is this ability to do abstract thinking that... (view)
Sat 11 Apr, 2009 03:55 pm - What is Traditional Thinking?
If we added to traditional thinking the abstract idea of change our world becomes tremendously complex. The way we manage the complexity is that we create; we... (view)
Sat 11 Apr, 2009 06:02 am -
I have a constantly changing attitude toward morality. My views are changing because I am constantly studying subject matter that is related to the problem of morality. In fact as I study these... (view)
Fri 10 Apr, 2009 01:22 pm - I live in the Smoky Mountains and love hiking in the mountains, except on occassion I see something that my vision says is a bear and it scares the dickens out of me. (view)
