An aside on keeping pet cats
I've just finished The Power of Babel, which was a book about the benefits of owning a cat, preferably black with white spots.Okay, it's not, it was a very interesting…
Pinker’s Enlightenment Now
The biggest problem with this book is the fact most important section: "On science, reason, and humanism" was placed at the back of the book, easily-missed by the many skimmers…
Restating some positions
Okay, in all fairness, the last few times I said I'd keep it short it didn't end up short at all, but I'll really try and keep it short this…
A little introspection
Further continuation of the series on disclaimers, this time with more of a focus on my personal thoughts (hence unlinked from the previous posts).The level I comprehend and understand philosophy…
Extra thoughts about disclaimers
This is a follow-up to my previous post on disclaimers and self-esteem, I feel like I've addressed it a bit too narrowly so I expand on it here albeit very…
Addendum for honesty
This will be a short one; I feel the need to clarify certain things I've said as I've oversimplified it a bit too much The other use of disclaimers The…
My interpretation of intellectual conscience and honesty
Nietzsche's intellectual conscience is both simple yet difficult for many to understand. Here is my interpretation of it.Instead of presenting it by description alone, I will try and demonstrate an…
On Armchair Philosophy
Confirmation bias is the fastest research method To start off, I am not referring to the formal definitions found on Wikipedia or SEP's Naturalism in Epistemology article (although knowing them…
Behaviourism is just a mental correlational model of the world
The mind alone is more than sufficient to explain all the phenomena observed by Behaviourism.Behaviourism is superficial, superfluous, and unnecessary. Simply put, creatures do not operate without a mind, which…
The story of the person behind me
Using my mind to control reality When I was six, I had many peculiar beliefs, both about myself and others. One of them was a belief that I could control…