Tag: modern civilization
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God is dead, Philosophy is dead, Thought is dead...
Microsoft is working on an interactive whiteboard that aims to interpret users' sketches to complete the diagrams they were drawing. [1] It was about time! We have been thinking too much. Now that God is proclaimed dead, now that Philosophy is proclaimed dead as well, it was obvious what was next in line: Thought is…
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Harmonia Philosophica kick ass
A phrase which makes you understand you are in the 21st century. Kick Ass! [1] Say it out loud. Even presidents do! Its even in the movies headlines! Language is evolving. And so do we. Less gentle. More vulgar. Or just less hypocritic? This is who we are becoming. Harmonia Philosophica kick ass!
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Church Bookstore, atheists, Netherlands, Money...
A church in Maastricht is tirned into a bookstore. (1, 2, 3) Atheists around the world (and in Facebook - see here) "celebrate" for the change! It is "good" since it gives life to a dead monument they claim. It is good because an unused monument finally has a use which benefits people, the say.…
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Philosophy is AGAINST democracy. By default!
All great philosophers have in one way or the other been against democracy. And this is something we must always have into account. From Socrates and his "who will rule the boat" question, to Nietzsche, Plato and Heidegger, all great philosophers have been away from the masses. It could not be the other way around anyway.…
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Discovery-History-Animal Channel - Get the meaning?
TV is always educational. But not always in a good way (now that I think of it - NEVER in the good way lately). What do Discovery Channel and History Channel and Animal Planet teach us? Well, it all comes down to this: You can catch a lot of crab until extinction [Deadliest Catch], but…
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