Information's value comes from two attributes: applicability and scarcity. Power comes from controlling the spread of useful secrets.

On a related note, any philosophical point you cannot describe in 140 characters isn't fundamental enough of a truth to bother writing.

It's been a little while since I added to the record of the Phanean tenets. I believe I last left off with #4, which was "It won't fix itself; only you can fix it ( Read more... )

Science seeks after truth.
Art seeks after beauty.
Religion seeks to show you the truth of beauty.
Philosophy seeks to show you the beauty of truth.

Ali came across a page of paradoxes (paradoxii?) today and shared one with me ( Read more... )

Look at those people with whom you interact, out in the world. Look at them and remember: all are but human. From the beggar in the gutter to the king in his palace, all are but human ( Read more... )

For those wondering, I can't tell whether I'm being philosophical or depressive today.

I wonder if there's a difference. Perhaps all philosophy owes its existence to the Five D's: Depression, Distaste, Defensiveness, Dyspepsia, and Dinero.

Hmm. Philosophical conundrum. In bronxelf_ag001's journal, I said the following:

After I take over the world, remind me to tell the people who start campaigns to have the government ban things they don't personally like to shut the hell up, please.Now, do you see the conundrum into which I have entered? If I as the government tell these people to shut up, then ( Read more... )

I have two things to say about fighting ( Read more... )

Welcome to the Orient Express that is my mind. Intrigue, dark tunnels, and something always mysteriously exits before the destination is reached.

I was drinking a Ben and Jerry's milkshake that valkyrwench found at the grocery store during our last provisioning trip. (Do pardon the commercial pimpage, but I wanted you to at least see to what I'm referring, ( Read more... )

All things are temporary. All that is will someday not be.

Don't wait. The time is now.

Even when you can't hear me, I can hear you. Love knows no boundaries.

If you meet famous people and you like them afterwards, or if you don't like them afterwards, either way had nothing to do with them.