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Welcome, Nonexistent Reader!
Well, it seems I have a blog now. Not that I expect anyone to read it, except perhaps close friends, but it seemed a good way to organize my thoughts ( Read more... ) -
Why are good stories so hard to describe?
I've said before that what makes a story good (or bad) isn't precisely its content. It's not about the plot or the concept, it's about the quality of the execution ( Read more... ) -
I'm Not Actually a Cynic
I'm a rationalist. I believe in overcoming biases and trying to find the truth (or at least be a bit less wrong about it). I'm analytical by nature, and I tend to analyze things to oblivion - to the point, I'm told, of "taking the fun out of it." Which is a stupid idea, but I'll come back to that. I'm an atheist because I have found no compelling ( Read more... ) -
On Communication
Communication has always been a bit of an issue for me ( Read more... ) -
On Rationalism
Since I've started college, my views on religion have become rather harsher, for a couple of reasons ( Read more... ) -
On Determinism
One issue I've been wrestling with lately is the concept of conscious free will - the idea that we actively make our own choices and define our own lives - in conjunction with determinism, which holds that there are conditions under which certain outcomes are assured (gravity is an example - barring extreme circumstance, what comes up must come ( Read more... ) -
On Gnosticism
If asked about my religious beliefs, I call myself an agnostic atheist ( Read more... ) -
Sherlock Character Analysis
Among my obsessions at the moment is Sherlock Holmes - in particular, Conan Doyle's original stories and the BBC modern adaptation. Because I am obsessed, I'm writing all this down in the hopes that it will then stop revolving inside my head ( Read more... ) -
On Doctor Who and Sexism
There has been a lot of controversy recently about sexism in Moffat's Doctor Who.
I love the show dearly, but I am also a feminist (egalitarian, really), and looking at it objectively, I can see the point.
These articles offer an excellent explication of the case against Moffat - essentially that the female characters' lives tend to revolve ( Read more... ) -
Poetry
I love poetry. I love the sound of it, love rhyme and meter and symmetry, love the way it flows. I generally memorize my favorites. After all, I like to memorize things, and though I really can't sing, I can recite. Hence, poetry. This post is mostly practice, to make sure I still remember them all ( Read more... )