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Continue reading →: InkInk, the sort that comes in bottles and the discerning or old-fashioned writer dips his or her nib (or possibly quill) into before drawing out words of wisdom on the page or vellum. Ink appeals to a certain type of writer, the lover of letters the admirer of calligraphy. You…
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Continue reading →: Youth – wasted – on the young
Rejoice rejoice sang Bertha Noyce I have discovered the secrets of youth! She kept them on the mantelpiece and let them gather dust Her friend advised her use them now – you must, oh yes, you must! But Bertha scorned her friend’s advice , thinking her uncouth A burglar stole…
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Continue reading →: Cause
Cause and effect, the twin towers of typical debate. You say teleology I say telly ollie who? Dictionary.reference.com gives this definition of teleology – “the doctrine that phenomena are guided not only by mechanical forces but that they also move toward certain goals of self-realization.! http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/teleology?s=t&ld=1063 You could chew on that one for a while over a decent coffee or a fine wine, maybe a peaty single malt……
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Continue reading →: Bees or wasps?
Our wild back garden is a hive of activity, whether insect or mammalian. My friend, who is a scout leader, recently spotted the busy little flying creatures under our sprawling thingy (bush/tree) – you can tell I am not exactly David Attenborough. I finally took steps to clear a path…
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Continue reading →: Egregious entertainment
London 2012, the summer Olympics and showcase for the nation. Without doing any more than turning on the telly, a nation can feel a sense of national pride. Look what we can do. To top it off we win gold, silver and bronze in magnificent exertions. Paralympics make the show…
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Continue reading →: Yoshi – goshy
My friend Ronan may well correct me, but yoshi is a brilliant word to express what gosh really can’t. Here’s a yahoo answer to the japanese /english translation of ‘yosh’ – “”The correct term is actually “yoshi” if you are speaking of the word in Japanese. It is an expression…
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Continue reading →: Heidegger’s Cat? No, it’s Schrödinger’s
See quantum error blog posted 16 December 2014 Beware the folly of copying text without checking its veracity – oops. How to understand quantum mechanics? A quick google to check the spelling of Heidegger gave me this website [no longer valid website] “The example of the probability wave staying unreal…
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Continue reading →: Weed
Is it good or evil? A plant that may be wild or unattractive, is often uprooted and burnt. The aroma of burning weeds can be nauseating and an insult to the gods. Sacrificing a goat is not so easy these days, but if barbecued meat is your thing,you’ll know where…
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Continue reading →: Socratic Justice
Socrates wrote nothing down, preferring to debate with others in order to draw out knowledge. The Deplhic oracle described him as the wisest of men, because he knew that he knew nothing. Socrates linked wisdom with virtue and saw his own way of life as unassailably just. In ‘The Apology’…
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