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_Robert_ wrote:

Einstein’s theories are pretty basic laws really. Its when you get to complicated/large systems like the human brain or the Earth’s weather…with gazillions of interconnected components that we have to abandon simple language. If I extend your idea about simple explanations.. well lets just say god did it like people said for centu…

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Simon Paynton wrote:

TheEncogitationer wrote:

the English Language Arts Notebook

These books sound really good. Do you think a person could really learn the basics of these subjects, by reading them? Is the writing good?

I think I’ll read some books about playing the piano and then give a Chopin recital.

TheEncogitationer wrote:

the English Language Arts Notebook

These books sound really good.  Do you think a person could really learn the basics of these subjects, by reading them?  Is the writing good?

Reg,

Of all the emergency provisions and tools I  have or have ever had, a “dousing rod” has never been among them, nor have I heard of “dousing” advocated in survival manuals as a valid means of finding water, potable or otherwise.  I sure wouldn’t bet my life on it.

Reg and Fellow Unbelievers,

I checked the shelf again and saw the English Language Arts Notebook.  It is every bit as promising as the other Notebooks.  It includes Parts of Speech, Rules of Grammar, Greek and Latin prefixes and Suffixes, Etymology, Reading Fiction, Reading Non-Fiction, Writing and Composition, and many more specific t…[Read more]

Reg and Fellow Unbelievers,

Since the Sunday School always has book recommendations and since it is approaching back-to-school time for a lot of people at least, I’d like to recommend a series of books I just recently discovered on the store shelves:

Everything You Need to Ace (Fill In The Blank Subject) in One Big Fat Notebook. The series has…[Read more]

Unseen wrote:

Even Einstein’s theories can be explained at a high level in plain language to people of average intelligence. As one gets deeper into it, of course, eyes start glazing over. However, with the fractal theory of consciousness, I fear eyes will glaze over right from the start.

People want the world to be simple.  But it’s not.  Exp…[Read more]

Einstein’s theories are pretty basic laws really. Its when you get to complicated/large systems like the human brain or the Earth’s weather…with gazillions of interconnected components that we have to abandon simple language. If I extend your idea about simple explanations.. well lets just say god did it like people said for centuries.

Can consciousness be explained by quantum physics?

What would count as a satisfactory explanation? How would one prove it? test it? use it? explain it to nontechnical folks?

Even Einstein’s theories can be explained at a high level in plain language to people of average intelligence. As one gets deeper into it, of course, eyes start glazing…[Read more]

Reg the Fronkey Farmer wrote:

Five good reasons to reject Moral Philosophy.

I agree substantially with the author, Ronnie de Sousa, that much of conventional moral philosophy is the biggest pile of godawful junk I’ve ever seen.  When he says he wants to reject Kantianism and the mono-track of utilitarianism, that’s a good place to start.

At the…[Read more]

Thanks, Reg!

Have a great week everyone!