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Category Archives: Entertainment
Education in America
This video is interesting and entertaining to say the least. The producers certainly take a position but it is tough not to take a position on this issue; that American education is based on the Prussian model is undisputed. “It … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, educational, Entertainment, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology
Tagged american education, critical thinking, Education, education history, indoctrination, prussian system
Obama’s Inexperience No Longer An Issue
The race for the White House is about McCain’s experience and Obama’s charisma and celebrity, or at least it was until Sarah Palin was put on the ticket. By far the largest legitimate chink in Obama’s armor was his lack … Continue reading
The Fifty-first Psalm in English Verse
Below is my rendition of Psalm 51 in English verse. The Psalms were originally written as poetry. I understand the need for accuracy in translations but I believe we lose so much when the aesthetic aspect of the verse is … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Entertainment, Literature, poetry, psalms
Tagged Bible, Christianity, poem, poet, poetry, psalm 51, psalms, verse
John Locke, The Philosophers of LOST, Part 2
This is the second article in my series on the philosophers of the ABC hit series, LOST. As promised, it is on John Locke. As most of you already know, John Locke is the name of a character on LOST, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, educational, Entertainment, LOST, Philosophy
Tagged empiricism, john locke, LOST, philosopher, social contract
Spare the Philosophy tag, Please!
This is a public service announcement. For the love of the blogosphere, please do not tag your blog post “philosophy” unless it’s about philosophy. Philosophy does not mean undefined, general, random, opinionated, or whatever! Believe it or not, there are … Continue reading
Jeremy Bentham, The Philosophers of LOST, Part 1
ABC’s hit sci-fi mystery series LOST, has many characters who are named after famous philosophers and intellectuals of the past. There has been a lot of speculation about the meaning of the characters names and their relationships to their namesakes. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Entertainment, Ethics, LOST, Philosophy, Trends
Tagged jeremy bentham, john locke, LOST, lost names, lost theories, philosopher, utilitarianism
Dragon and That New Dynamic Politician.
In an earlier post I wrote that I had been using Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software. I praised it and harped on it but alas, I have found the Dragon’s weak underbelly. Dragon cannot spell Arauca bomb, Arauca mama, Morocco … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign, Entertainment, Humor, Obama, Tech
Tagged comedy, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Entertainment, Funny, Humor, Obama, Tech, transcription software
The Golden Compass by, C.S. Lewis
I went to see the Golden Compass yesterday, as I said I would. I thought it was a good movie overall and I expect that the book is much better. It did suffer from what I call Lord of the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Culture, Current News, Entertainment, Faith, Fiction, Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Rhetoric, Theology
The Barnyard Dialogues: Explained, Evil is the Problem
I hope you have enjoyed reading my previous two posts entitled, The Barnyard Dialogues, “Part I, Two Chickens Take on the Problem of Evil” and “Part II, Two Chickens Take another Swipe at the Problem of Evil.” . If you … Continue reading
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The Barnyard Dialogues: Part II, Two Chickens Take another Swipe at the Problem of Evil
Click for Barnyard Dialogues Part 1 The Scene: Two Chickens in nesting boxes at night. Clare: You still awake, Marsha? Marsha: Clare: Marsha! Marsha: Hu! What? Clare: I’ve been doing some figuring again Marsha: The kind you do with your … Continue reading
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