…more to come when I get a chance to think about them more fully. (Namely, Patriotism -and- Christian Unification) but in the meantime, this struck me about my political philosophy whilst meandering around this morning on the interwebs: [This one’s gotta be quick, because I could write a book on the thesis.] Catholicism is being…
DetailsAriely – Why do people cheat?: + Why a woman’s haircut can make her look drastically different: In four separate experiments, the researchers asked university students to make paired comparisons of attractiveness between female faces with identical facial features but different eye-mouth distances and different distances between the eyes. They discovered two “golden ratios,” one…
DetailsThree days ago, between getting settled into law life once again and entertaining my cousin Eamonn who is hoping to get in to GU Law in the fall, I saw Avatar. You should as well. It is spectacular in a way I have never experienced in a theatre before, especially in 3D. In fact, I…
DetailsEconomic misunderstandings apparent in 44% of our population: According to the latest Pew poll on US attitudes on international affairs, 44% of Americans think that the world’s leading economic power is… China. Only 27% think it’s the United States. Here’s the somewhat blurry chart from the report. As Barack Obama would say: Let me be…
DetailsMike Flynn usually has some insightful blurbs on his blog, and this week is no different. Here, Flynn talks about the rise in emotion-based thought masquerading as reason, and the withering away of true logic and rational thinking. I even find myself saying “I feel like [insert argument here].” Feeling has overcome thinking in almost…
DetailsStinky linky: The top jobs in Amer-cuh. An average Intelligence Quotient doesn’t necessarily mean average reasoning ability. Maybe. Here are 100 reasons why anthropogenic global warming isn’t the ONLY explanation. But don’t even try to think for yourself now! – It is morally offensive to do so… How dare you disagree?! It’s funny because many…
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