Posts Tagged ‘philosophy’
Getting faithful about science
by westwood You’ve heard of theism, atheism, polytheism, monotheism, whatevertheism. But have you heard about scientism? It’s time to learn a few things about it, because the chances are pretty high that if you live in the Western world and subscribe to principles of logic, you might subscribe to it. I know I did. So, [...]
Filed under: logic, science | 8 Comments
Tags: atheism, circular, logic, philosophy, scientism, self-refuting, theism
Don’t put it in your mouth?
by westwood It’s an unfortunate reality of our world that everyone has an agenda. No matter what you think you are getting for free, something… or someone… is being sold. That’s where the No Free Lunch movement comes in. What is that, you ask? It is a very well-intentioned movement in medicine to stop the [...]
Filed under: critical thinking, medical ethics | 18 Comments
Tags: big pharma, bribes, critical thinking, drug companies, medical ethics, no free lunch, philosophy, selling
Hold your horses
by westwood What is the most underrated virtue? In our world of excess, it is definitely self-control. I was reading this post about willpower and weight loss and getting pretty depressed. I mean really, we live in a world where we can’t stop ourselves. A world where I’ve eaten three litres of ice cream in [...]
Filed under: virtue | 30 Comments
Tags: appetite, desire, horses, phaedrus, philosophy, plato, reason, self-control, socrates
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