Month: August 2007

I’ve heard it argued in various circles that children are born without a belief in God, which technically makes them atheists. Richard Dawkins argues something of the sort. Others disagree. The Catholic church, for example, registers every baptized child as Catholic. I was born to (technically) Catholic parents, so I’m registered as a Catholic and…

In rereading an essay I wrote several years ago for my paradoxes class, I noticed that I was marked off for assuming that the universe existed. “A universe is a necessary being?!!” My teacher said. Allow me to defend my A- several years after the fact. *ahem* I do not believe that the universe is…

Apparently, it’s hard to classically condition people. For a while now I’ve been trying to condition people to check my blog regularly like malnourished orphans hoping that the lady who runs the bread line will get over her hangover soon. To do this, I took a page out of Pavlov’s book and started posting regularly…

Overheard phone conversation: 1: Hello. 1: Hello. 1: This is he. 1: Hello. 1: I think the best bet would be to take care of this tomorrow when everyone’s available. 1: Oh. 1: I’m free at 5. 1: I’ll see you then. 1: Bye. Probable Real Phone Conversation 1: Hello. 2: … Hello? 1: Hello.…

How karma should be practiced: be nice to strangers, respect life, do not cause harm, all else being equal, choose the path which generates the greatest good for the greatest number. How karma should not be practiced: To ease your mind that someone who was mean to you will eventually get paid back in full.…

Karma is a good philosophy to live by. I say that because I think that a society in which everyone believes in karma is more likely to be nicer, easier and happier than a society which believes in the opposite. However, I also think Karma is a personal philosophy. While I personally don’t believe in…