Daily Archives: March 3, 2009

Why Science Will Never Be a Hegemonic Language That Causes Religion and Poetry to Go Extinct

Even if we arrive at a complete scientific language that accounts for the existence of everything in the universe in a functional fashion, we will still be up against an ontological mystery (the mystery of being itself), and we will … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day

Sean Quinn at FiveThirtyEight.com: [T]he Obama brand and Limbaugh brand are in direct opposition. Obama’s brand is about intellectual curiosity, empathy, personal respect for his ideological counterparts, and problem-solving. Limbaugh plays “Barack the Magic Negro” on his show and makes … Continue reading

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A Little Intellectual Stimulation. Very, Very Little.

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Doobie, Doobie Do? Obama Calls off the Federal Pot Patrol!

This should make President Obama’s approval ratings hippity hop. According to GOOD, Obama has done something VERY CONSERVATIVE. He has called off the Federal marijuana dogs from interfering with state weed laws. States’ rights, right? Individual libertarian liberty? I’m waiting for … Continue reading

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What’s Wrong with Rush Limbaugh’s Ideology?: The Global Corporate Leviathan and the Balance of Global Power

I like libertarianism, and wish the world could function under its principles. I believe in individual liberty, and think it needs to be given Lockean-like pride of place among human institutions. I would no more want a Hobbesian State than … Continue reading

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Dialing for Love: She Wanted Miracle, Mystery, and Authority

This today in Spiegel: A German woman looking for love dialled the emergency police line 13 times saying she wanted to meet a policeman. And her wish came true — two officers arrived to disable her phone.

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