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Category Archives: humanities
never enough
Saturday I bought yet another historical atlas: Muir’s (1927/52). I learn to my surprise that southern British Columbia was once called New Caledonia, and northern Manitoba (before 1912) was New South Wales. Why isn’t there a New North Wales or, … Continue reading
filkosophy
“Nominalist Things” (The site to which Bruce cites is dead, so I’ve no idea whether this is the whole song or not.)
Posted in humanities, music+verse
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can you say it with a straight face?
Forensic theology. (Cited by Travis.) (Link updated 2006.)
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who stole whose concept?
Atheism and Unalienable Rights by Robert E. Meyer (also cited today on RRND): Skeptics want to deny that rights come from God, but if they are correct, then there is no sound philosophical footings undergirding their perpetual claim to any … Continue reading
Posted in constitution, law, religion
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Vishnu Integrating Analog Computer?
Mars has a crater named Vishniac. If you’re anything like me, you’re curious about the etymology of such a name: it doesn’t fit the spelling and morphology of any language that comes to mind. Ephraim Vishniac tells all.
Posted in astronomy, history, language
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if the shoe were on the other foot, it would be a glove
Worth a giggle: What if Scientists Behaved Like Fundamentlists?
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we don’t need no education
Why Nerds are Unpopular — an essay by Paul Graham blaming the neuroses of adolescence on the pointlessness of schooling. I’m surprised to find I haven’t blogged it already; so here it is so I’ll be able to find it … Continue reading
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