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A Healthy Mind
I've noticed that some healthy food products are not healthy for the mind. Some products are marketed in a condescending way - guilting and shaming consumers. Products with names like "Go Lean" and "Slim fast" may be fantastic for your body health, but telling a person that your product is "guilt-free" food also tells them they should be guilty for ( Read more... ) -
repost: No, Sexual Violence is not Cultural
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/opinion/26iht-edshannon.html
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Respectful Evangelism
To evangelize in a one-to-one conversation is disrespectful. It is like advertising to someone in conversation. The evangelist professes a truth without ever allowing herself to consider the possibility of its falsehood. If Lisa evangelizes, she puts forward her thoughts on a serious subject. She wants Anna to humor her worldview, at least while ( Read more... ) -
The mathematics are maps used to navigate our world
There is a claim, well received by yours truly, that mathematical entities have no true reality or meaning outside of our heads ( Read more... ) -
My thoughts on Jewish thought
Here is what I have learned about the Jewish tradition (from conversation with my brother Ilya, and from reading The Way of God). My own thoughts and opinions on this stuff are below the stuff itself ( Read more... ) -
Hello LJ
Have you missed me ( Read more... ) -
when you trip, don't fall. But make sure to trip anyway.
Language breaks down at the level on which a person's assumptions are so ingrained, that they are not expressed ( Read more... )