I think it’s hilarious to imagine evolution’s failures. Think of how our digestive systems are able to function no matter which way we’re sitting or lying, carrying food to the right place in a peristaltic wave, even if it’s going against gravity. Think of the pre-human who didn’t get that gene. He’s all like, “check out this [...]
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Evolution’s Failures
Posted in general science, philosophy, psychology, technology on July 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Myth of the Evil Genius
Posted in general science, horror, media, philosophy, psychology on May 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The evil genius only exists in fiction. An evil genius cannot exist in reality, because in reality, intelligence and evil are incompatible. A genius acts rationally, and history constantly proves that it is rational to be good. Genius and evil are two terms that are nearly impossible to define, but most people know it when [...]
On Ann Coulter, Tolerance, and the Subjectivity of Morality
Posted in general science, media, philosophy, tagged ann coulter, canada, free speech, morality on March 25, 2010 | 1 Comment »
About the recent discussion surround Coulter’s trip to Canada, free speech, and morality.
Book Review: Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Posted in book reviews, general science, philosophy on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ll keep this short, because Freakonomics is a pretty simple book. It takes a look at various topic—the effect of names on success, drug dealer salaries, cheating in sumo wrestling, etc.—through the eyes of an economist. This book is a few years old (and has a sequel out now), and it took me a while [...]
Play TV Canada Has No Legs
Posted in media, misc, philosophy, real life, tagged calltv, logic, math, play tv canada, playtv, scam, train wreck on December 5, 2009 | 147 Comments »
Further discussion of the scam that is Play TV Canada.
Normal Activity
Posted in general science, horror, philosophy, psychology, real life, tagged ghosts, halloween, parapsychology on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Halloween time, so as one would expect, many ghostly happenings have been … happening. A few nights ago I had a lovely date night with myself. I got some snacks and some wine, turned off all the lights except for a single candle, and sat down to watch a scary movie. I’d never seen [...]
Book Review: Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer
Posted in book reviews, horror, philosophy, psychology, tagged mormonism, religion on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Review of the book Under the Banner of Heaven, by Jon Krakauer.
Reaction to Accusations of Police Brutality at the University of Western Ontario
Posted in philosophy, psychology, real life on October 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
On October 14th, police took down a dangerous man at UWO. Here is my reaction to it.
Fighting Sexism With Sexism in the Horror Genre?
Posted in horror, media, philosophy, writing on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Comment on the accusations of sexism leveled at the British Fantasy Society for failing to include any female authors in a recent interview compilation.
The Emotion of WTF
Posted in media, philosophy, psychology, tagged baby on a tank, hitler, wtf on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WTF isn’t just shorthand; it’s a feeling with no other word to describe it.
