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Tag Archives: dogs
Darwin Had a Dog
An image of Charles Darwin’s dog (as well as numerous members of his family): Image source: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk.
Peanutty!
Beagle and Dionysus.
An Awesome Example of Confounding Variables!
__________ Talk about deep doo-doo! So much of life, philosophy, and critical thinking resonates in this ironically captioned image. Take the atheist-theist debate, for example. Is God, though silent and invisible, lurking beneath the yellow noise of the cosmos? Do … Continue reading
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Tagged apologetics, atoms, critical thinking, dogs, faith, God, life, reason, science, Shakespeare
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Hot Potato
The dookie left the doggie; the doggie left the dookie. For me.
Dog Plays By Itself
Pleasure in concentration and pursuit. And notice the constant tail wagging. On your way to dusty death (Heidegger called us “beings unto death”), do you have a satisfying mental and physical practice that keeps you occupied? Aside from giving you … Continue reading
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Tagged death, dogs, existentialism, games, intelligence, life, philosophy, play, psychology, vanity
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In the Beginning Wasn’t the Word?
If you’re inclined to believe that your dog or cat has thoughts, but lacks a sophisticated vocal language for communicating them, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker agrees with you. He argues that language isn’t, strictly speaking, necessary for thought. Interesting. ___
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Walking in the Paws of Others: Was It Love, Duty, or Sympathy That Motivated This Dog?
Or am I anthropomorphizing? — If the dog’s behavior was not triggered by a conscious impulse to love, duty, or sympathy, why did the dog cross the road? I wonder if the dogs were even related. Can a dog have … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropomorphism, consciousness, dogs, duty, evolutionary psychology, instinct, Keats, love, negative capability, soul, sympathy
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A Dog Pauses to Remember the Ground of Being and Seek Its Assistance in Love
This dog, I think, is doing three things right: he’s remembering the Ground of Being; he’s feeling gratitude at his very existence; and he’s seeking help in his progress toward greater love (not chasing cats so much). One could do worse … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, atheism, atheist, cats, dogs, God, gratitude, life, love, nature, prayer, thankfulness
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Thought for the Day
Dogs can’t read books, which is sad. But wouldn’t it be more sad if dogs could read books, but didn’t? Below is an image of the remains of the Library of Celsus in Ephesus, which was completed circa 135 CE. It could hold 12,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient Greece, books, dogs, Library of Celsus, life, literacy, literature, musings, philosophy, reading, thoughts
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Entering Samadhi with Swing Dog
Swing Dog gaining Enlightenment under the Swing Tree? Next up: Swing Dog teaches yoga and the Noble Path to happiness?
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Tagged animals, bliss, Buddhist, dog, dogs, eightfold path, Hindu, meditation, psychology, samadhi, swing dog, yoga
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How Much is that Daguerrotype in the Window?
One of the first photographic images ever taken of a dog, this daguerrotype is from the 1850s and is scheduled to be auctioned off at Sotheby’s soon:
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“Everything great done in this world is done by passionate people”: Rick Warren Likens the Contemporary Jesus Movement to Leninism, Maoism, and the Hitler Youth Movements
In the video clip above, hearing Rick Warren appeal to mass totalitarian movements as MODELS for passionate mass organizing, I couldn’t help but think of W.B. Yeats’s poem, “The Second Coming,” specifically this line: The best lack all conviction, while … Continue reading
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