Fathers Versus Sons; Baths Versus Showers

247 views | January 22nd, 2010 | Bookmark This Post | No Comments

A short and personal explanation of how I recently learned that it is more manly to take a bath than it is to take a shower, a simple fact I learned by using my own mind and examining reality rather than merely accepting my father’s reasons.

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New Video Series: More Than Words

944 views | January 21st, 2010 | Bookmark This Post | No Comments

I’m working on a new long term project, a series of videos that explains and demonstrates the meanings of crucial concepts, such as “freedom,” “art” and “morality.” I call it “More Than Words.”

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Time Travel is Impossible

509 views | July 13th, 2009 | Bookmark This Post | No Comments

The truth is time travel is impossible and everyone knows it. It doesn’t take a complicated argument to prove it, either. And here’s why…

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The Word “Evil” is Not a Noun

246 views | July 12th, 2009 | Bookmark This Post | No Comments

Since this is primarily a site about communicating more effectively and intelligently, I think I can allow myself to rant a little about the misuse of the word “evil” and why it matters.

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Psychics Versus Independent Judgment

277 views | July 11th, 2009 | Bookmark This Post | No Comments

I was reading an article at CNN about numerology and psychics and what a few of these practitioners had to say about Michael Jackson. It’s nonsense, but what fascinated me enough to write this is a blatantly obvious contradiction that no person who goes to these “supernatural psychologists” can possibly be unaware of. Think about it. These people are so unhappy with their personal, romantic, and professional lives and so confused as to what to do about it, they seek out the help of people who know even less about it than they do. The contradiction is they use their own judgment to know they’re wrong, yet they think the psychics are right. It doesn’t seem possible.

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