Science vs Humanities
March 9, 2018
An amusing picture:
Tag: philosophy
To call a deer a horse
March 2, 2018
When the first emperor of China died, he named his first son, the crown prince Fusu as his successor. However the eunuch Zhao Gao (a palatial official and the tutor of the emperor’s second son), conspired along with the chancellor of the nation, Li Si and the emperor’s second son, Huhai. Their conspiracy was successful … More To call a deer a horse
Beaver transcript – On Multiculturalism
February 17, 2018
Another essay by Beaver, this time on the subject of multiculturalism: The world should be multicultural, nations should not. Different cultures and different languages will think differently, which in turn cause a wealth of ideas to spring forth from humanity. It is thus critical to preserve cultures across the world in order to preserve thought. … More Beaver transcript – On Multiculturalism
Beaver Transcript – On Power
January 27, 2018
An essay by Beaver on the nature of power, surprisingly relevant to the whole net neutrality issue from recent times: Before we begin, I would like to quote a passage from George R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” as it is not only relevant to this thread, but also very true: >’in … More Beaver Transcript – On Power
15 is “this” many
January 20, 2018
A sign from a store in the US. Sad thing is, even some of the stores ( ok, fine, just the Wal-Mart) nearby where I live could benefit from having something like this around. A sign of something having gone a step backward instead of forward.
The transformation of Science into Scientism
January 12, 2018
A treatise on the corruption of science itself by an anonymous gentleman on 4chan: One of the most upsetting things that has come from the ongoing and corrosive seep of politics into various walks of life has been the death of question-based science. Science should be about questions, always questions, great or small. Sometimes you … More The transformation of Science into Scientism
A fat snake visits the vet
December 30, 2017
A few weeks ago I found a lump or just an area of swelling on the stomach of my king snake. After observing him for a couple of weeks, I decided to take him to the vet. As it turned out there are many veterinary clinics near where I live. Many of them are small … More A fat snake visits the vet
Beaver Transcript: On violence
December 23, 2017
A pretty grim essay by Beaver, but one that makes sense. Violence is the pillar on which all societies are built and its repression is tantamount to societal collapse. For societies to function, there must be a set of agreed upon rules, which we call laws, to govern all individuals which comprise them. Without those … More Beaver Transcript: On violence
Beaver Transcript: On emasculation
November 17, 2017
Essay by Beaver, as with all of these transcripts. The wiser among you already know I’m not speaking of literal emasculation, but figurative. There has been a movement in the last few decades to emasculate society, or more precisely, the middle and lower class. I am not merely talking about men, but about suppressing attributes … More Beaver Transcript: On emasculation
Trump and the Kois – When you hate someone, everything they do is offensive
November 9, 2017
Very funny little incident happened earlier this week when Trump visited Japan. Apparently he dumped an entire box of fish food into a pond with a large number of Koi fish inside. Below is how CNN summarized this incident: The pictures appear to show a story of Trump acting cavalier and disrespectful. His expression, the … More Trump and the Kois – When you hate someone, everything they do is offensive
Temple of Zagan 