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Christianity, Evolution and Digital Universes
Christianity, Evolution and Digital Universes- a free ebook examining contemporary cosmology and theology from a philosophical perspective. Christianity, Evolution and Digital Universes Read more
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The Etymology of Concept
The etymology of concept is from conceive. It is to put an idea into a mind. Sentient species might create similar ideas without the idea existing someplace other than as… Read more
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Where to Put the Crucible in a Science Fiction Plot
Should one start a science fiction story with a battle? I read an action novel that started with a brilliant, intensely detailed battle. The hostage rescue team was blindsided in… Read more
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Building Non-Rectilinear Structures
Building non rectilinear structures escalates the cost orders of magnitude. Until recently the math would have been a lot more difficult. Curves are hard for carpenters to calculate. Square footage… Read more
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NATO Countries that Attack Russia Shouldn’t Expect U.S. Support
The N.A.T.O. treaty the US is signed into should not obligate the. U.S.A. to join into wars and military conflicts started by N.A.T.O. members like England and France that purportedly… Read more
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Pragmatism and Ukraine
Pragmatism is selecting something that works and/or is necessary. People can make bad choices though. Some don’t know what pragmatism is. An example- Act and rule based utilitarianism may be… Read more
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The Incompleteness Theorems; Some Atheists Hate Them
I believe the simple explanation for Godel’s incompleteness theorems is that there cannot be a set of all sets including itself, with the exception perhaps of God. Einstein and Godel… Read more
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Alternative Courses to Nuking the Twin Cities of Nippon
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were civilian targets. Truman had different courses to take yet he was a Democrat. Perhaps he could have nuked just one city instead of both. He might… Read more
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Lakers Personnel Issues
The Lakers were trounced Saturday by the Nuggets. They had abysmal shooting and benched Dalton Knecht. Knecht probably should start the rest of the season. If he can’t be the… Read more
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President Biden’s Irrational Ukraine Policy
Nuclear weapons are an existential threat. Presidents are not welcome to egress toward the direction of nuclear war. It’s just bad policy that could kill 200 million Americans. President Biden’s… Read more
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Misc Christian and Secular Stuff
Regarding use of nukes in 1945: it wasn’t my choice. As with the impending Third World War, I would have tried different approaches to international relations that didn’t culminate in… Read more
