Archive for the ‘mind-body problem’ Category
by westwood Dear world, Asking who’s the “man” and who’s the “woman” in a gay relationship is like going to a Chinese restaurant and asking which chopstick is the fork. Sincerely, annoyed. That little tidbit courtesy of this site (be careful if you click that link, you may lose anywhere between 20 minutes and 45 […]
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by westwood So I have a bit of a pet peeve with dichotomies. Why? Well, people are moronic (not news) and like to categorize things into neat little packages to wrap their small brains around (also not news). One handy, dandy method we humans like to do this is through the use of dichotomies. And, […]
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