When science was first really being a standard at all, a French physiologist with a stupid French name argued strongly in support of materialism, meaning the only substance in the universe is entirely physical. It is an epistemological monism in a strong opposition to the rationalists of the time and still contrasting the inductive approach of the ( Read more... )

All I have to say is the conclusion, the rest should be pretty clear by now ( Read more... )

So I find two hundred-dollar bills on the ground. Things are sort of tight in terms of money, but it's not too bad. I keep the economic situation in mind but more or less spend blindly to my total funds because I can just follow some sort of set of rules to save wisely. The end result is that I'm not stressing my financial problems and instead I am ( Read more... )

Irrational, inhuman, or cognitive-distorted thoughts ( Read more... )

So I just finished my portion of the studying for my 391 class, and so far 7/12 guides have been submitted, which is good. Perhaps this exam won't be so bad - or, at least, we can all fail together ( Read more... )

This is something I wrote I believe on Wednesday night. It was the last of what I had before I would go totally crazy. Yeah, sure enough, I couldn't save myself. God, how I depress myself.
( Writing )

So someone recommended to me that I should start writing more and be more honest. So I did.

( Work I )

I stayed home from school sick for the past couple of days. Probably not good for my schoolwork. I've been working on my java assignment pretty frequently, though, which was been nice. I've spent most of my time sleeping so I am feeling much better. For certain reasons, I've been relatively happy lately, or at least had a feeling of comfort in ( Read more... )

Programming has been a great relief to me as of late. I've surpassed my class by far and am attempting to make my own side projects, such as the practical 'flash card' program and the more practice-based in-depth diner program that is meant to utilize all the basic skills of computer science and to holistically understand object-oriented ( Read more... )

The other day there was this guy in the SUB where I was doing CS HW who was trying to convert this poor kid who was quiet and obviously was too shy or introverted to express himself. He was entirely passive: any action he could take was more trying to run away from the situation, like irrelevant joking behavior. And I sat there pissed off for 20 ( Read more... )