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THE DISABUSED BOOMER: February 2010
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Coming to adulthood in the nineteen-sixties and -seventies, in an age of scientific, social and political optimism, having been conditioned to believe in the perfectibility of humanity by means of rationality, this boomer belatedly realises that he's been catastrophically misled: this blog charts his efforts to achieve a less vapid, less ego-driven, less dispiritingly parochial optimism. Saturday, February 27, 2010. MIND AND THE ILLUSION OF KNOWLEDGE. Did not depend on its intensity. Which carried inform...
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THE DISABUSED BOOMER: November 2010
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Coming to adulthood in the nineteen-sixties and -seventies, in an age of scientific, social and political optimism, having been conditioned to believe in the perfectibility of humanity by means of rationality, this boomer belatedly realises that he's been catastrophically misled: this blog charts his efforts to achieve a less vapid, less ego-driven, less dispiritingly parochial optimism. Saturday, November 6, 2010. DOES DAWKINS BELIEVE IN MIRACLES? No-one with any imagination can fail to be entranced by ...
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THE DISABUSED BOOMER: November 2009
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Coming to adulthood in the nineteen-sixties and -seventies, in an age of scientific, social and political optimism, having been conditioned to believe in the perfectibility of humanity by means of rationality, this boomer belatedly realises that he's been catastrophically misled: this blog charts his efforts to achieve a less vapid, less ego-driven, less dispiritingly parochial optimism. Monday, November 23, 2009. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MEANING. It was important because, in. Very little or nothing at all&#...
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THE DISABUSED BOOMER: July 2009
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Coming to adulthood in the nineteen-sixties and -seventies, in an age of scientific, social and political optimism, having been conditioned to believe in the perfectibility of humanity by means of rationality, this boomer belatedly realises that he's been catastrophically misled: this blog charts his efforts to achieve a less vapid, less ego-driven, less dispiritingly parochial optimism. Monday, July 27, 2009. Humankind is distinct from other non-human creatures in being the. What is the alternative?
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THE DISABUSED BOOMER: November 2011
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Coming to adulthood in the nineteen-sixties and -seventies, in an age of scientific, social and political optimism, having been conditioned to believe in the perfectibility of humanity by means of rationality, this boomer belatedly realises that he's been catastrophically misled: this blog charts his efforts to achieve a less vapid, less ego-driven, less dispiritingly parochial optimism. Saturday, November 26, 2011. DON'T GET STUCK IN YOUR BRAIN. Involves pursuing the ontological distinction wherever it ...
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THE DISABUSED BOOMER: March 2011
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Coming to adulthood in the nineteen-sixties and -seventies, in an age of scientific, social and political optimism, having been conditioned to believe in the perfectibility of humanity by means of rationality, this boomer belatedly realises that he's been catastrophically misled: this blog charts his efforts to achieve a less vapid, less ego-driven, less dispiritingly parochial optimism. Wednesday, March 9, 2011. THE CONCEPT OF THE SELF. Their role. Though there are obviously many human constants, hu...
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THE DISABUSED BOOMER: May 2009
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Coming to adulthood in the nineteen-sixties and -seventies, in an age of scientific, social and political optimism, having been conditioned to believe in the perfectibility of humanity by means of rationality, this boomer belatedly realises that he's been catastrophically misled: this blog charts his efforts to achieve a less vapid, less ego-driven, less dispiritingly parochial optimism. Tuesday, May 19, 2009. What sort of handle can we get on it? Of course, this means giving up the god-like, absolute an...
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THE DISABUSED BOOMER: EVIL
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Coming to adulthood in the nineteen-sixties and -seventies, in an age of scientific, social and political optimism, having been conditioned to believe in the perfectibility of humanity by means of rationality, this boomer belatedly realises that he's been catastrophically misled: this blog charts his efforts to achieve a less vapid, less ego-driven, less dispiritingly parochial optimism. Tuesday, August 13, 2013. A sketch of a Theodicy. The Problem of Evil. First published in Mind. Vol 64, issue 254, Apr...
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THE DISABUSED BOOMER: September 2011
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Coming to adulthood in the nineteen-sixties and -seventies, in an age of scientific, social and political optimism, having been conditioned to believe in the perfectibility of humanity by means of rationality, this boomer belatedly realises that he's been catastrophically misled: this blog charts his efforts to achieve a less vapid, less ego-driven, less dispiritingly parochial optimism. Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Thursday, September 15, 2011. The conscious mind is not a slave to its brain and does n...
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THE DISABUSED BOOMER: April 2011
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Coming to adulthood in the nineteen-sixties and -seventies, in an age of scientific, social and political optimism, having been conditioned to believe in the perfectibility of humanity by means of rationality, this boomer belatedly realises that he's been catastrophically misled: this blog charts his efforts to achieve a less vapid, less ego-driven, less dispiritingly parochial optimism. Sunday, April 3, 2011. Lupus est homo homini. 8211; the eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies us. Our doc...