This is a speech by Steven Weinberg, who I mentioned in my last post. I think he brings up an interesting point: More heroes, less prophets.

The really good stuff starts at about 2min, 15 sec.

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Before I completely nerd out, I would just like to ask the journal viewing community if I am the only person who takes notice of eharmony commercials...Every one of the testimonials are by people who have been matched up with someone of their own ethnicity. Maybe I am conditioned to expect a melting pot of races crammed into every commercial and ( Read more... )

I flew to Illinois Saturday and fell asleep before the plane took off. I woke up and, unbeknownst to me, we were in the air. There was a sharp turbulence dip to the right and I was under the impression that we were still on the runway. Instinctively I said, "holy shit!" because I thought we were crashing off the fucking runway. The passengers were ( Read more... )

This whole depression thing is so vague. As a person who overthinks things; it is hard not to overthink the problems which come about when I overthink things. I am, at the moment, not "depressed" in any particular way. I don't feel like I am completely me either. Perhaps I have been in and out of misery for so many years now that I don't really ( Read more... )

Caveat: I will concede that I am none-to-astute in the practices of homeopathic "solutions." I will also readily admit that I am not the healthiest man alive. In fact, if vital signs were disregarded, I'm certain there are dead people healthier than me ( Read more... )

Whereas, on or about the night prior to Christmas, there did occur at a certain improved piece of real property (hereinafter "the House") a general lack of stirring by all creatures therein, including, but not limited to a mouse ( Read more... )

I am surprised that I have been to the fair more than once. The fair sucks. Hell, the name alone implies mediocrity. There is a reason they don't call it the excellent. At best, your experience will be less than satisfactory, but a notch above poor ( Read more... )

I am so proud to live in a progressively modern state like Georgia, where we deal with a drought by praying for rain. In case you didn't know, a while back our governor Sonny Purdue lead us all in a rain prayer on the steps of the capital. How did this come about? How was it decided that a Baptist rain dance was in order ( Read more... )

My mom gave me an early Xmas present: The Portable Atheist. It is a new book, compiled by Christopher Hitchens, that includes excerpts from every great thinker you could imagine. Coming from an atheist family, I've always felt that we've consistently mocked the "true" spirit of Xmas in the way that we celebrate. When my dad gave me a Nintendo for ( Read more... )

So I see this piece on Dateline about the "buy nothing campaign." It is a movement which is attempting to counter the materialistic and over-consuming spirit of Xmas. Apparently, I have been an advocate of this for years...I just didn't know that being broke could make me part of a "movement." If you have been friends with me for years; that means ( Read more... )