"[P]hilosophy is the effort to engage in rational and consistent inquiry concerning the fundamentals of any question. It is the effort to solve problems by disciplined thought. As everybody knows, there are terrible conflicts in the world, with diametrically opposite positions espoused. How are these conflicts to be overcome? The truth of an ( Read more... )

The recent highly publicized Virigina bill regarding abortion has been causing quite a bit of stir. OK, that's an understatement. However, in most of the stories and essays I've read there seems to be quite a bit of missing information. ( Read more... )

This morning a friend posted to Facebook:

I'm just wondering why Obama is getting a pass from the media when Bush was harshly treated for similar actions.
... followed up with further clarification:
Our American media criticized Bush for going into Iraq for "protecting our interests" whereas with Obama they say nothing about going into Libya.Then ( Read more... )

My friend Rob asked a pertinent question over in his LJ:

{Warning for my more sensitive readers. There are two pejoratives used below. As they are the center of the discussion, they are used out of necessity.}

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Why is it acceptable for people to place a derogatory ( Read more... )

So CFL's (compact fluorescent light bulbs) really aren't so green after all. Apparently Home Depot is experiencing a very high rate of return on them since they don't last near as long as advertised - sometimes not even as long as the incandescents they're supposed to replace. There are at least three reasons for this ( Read more... )

Oddly a propos to last week's discussion, my weekend hobby, and this morning's meme ( Read more... )