Tag Archives: truth

Introducing the Mother-Son Debates

Posted on January 2, 2010 by

Happy 2010.  After several lengthy discussions over the holidays with my Mom I thought it might be interesting to generate an online Mother/Son debate to discuss the Big Issues in life.  Note: This post is the first time my mom … Continue reading →

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10 Personal Pressing Questions

Posted on September 17, 2009 by

Here’s my top 10 most pressing questions in life. Can you be satisfied and functional AND integrate the idea that there is no universal meaning? Is ignorance bliss? How long will it take for us to give up on free will?  … Continue reading →

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Chaos begets Chaos? aka Behavior Selection by Consequences

Posted on January 21, 2009 by

In yet another confounding of the same sitatuion we see played out over and over in thousands of published studies, Seed gives us a report on how moral decisions are contextual. “No, the results did not surprise us,” says Lindenberg. … Continue reading →

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Madoff-ed? Or learning truth is contextual?

Posted on January 9, 2009 by

Alexandra Penney is featured on CNN today. Public reaction to her reaction to having her “life savings” wiped by the Madoff situation surprised her. This is a great example of how the rules we all play by are specific to … Continue reading →

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The Reader Review

Posted on January 9, 2009 by

Though the book, The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, is over a decade old it is back on the front table and topshelves again because of the movie version. In short: this is a fantastic book. You should READ it before … Continue reading →

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Santa, Magical Thinking, Education trump Consequences

Posted on December 17, 2008 by

So, in a moment only Tony Robbins could love, I was doing my early morning stretches when my wife read the following: Few things could be more dangerous than letting your children fall into the trap of believing what they … Continue reading →

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My Friday Search for Absolute Truth and Tarski’s Undefinability Theorem

Posted on November 14, 2008 by

are there any absolute truths? if “no”, then is that an absolute truth? Refer to Tarski’s Undefinability Theorem. I enjoyed this guys write up on some details of the theorem. or maybe you want to play with coherence theory? or … Continue reading →

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Why kids lie… The TRUTH can finally be told…

Posted on November 13, 2008 by

Like a flu virus in a preschool lunch room, the question comes up every 6 months or so as to “Why do children lie?” and “What does it mean?” and “What do you do about it?” The latest incarnation was … Continue reading →

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Statements

Posted on July 22, 2008 by

The universe, the world, biology, human behavior is determined and unpredictable. Business models will always be inaccurate as business is unpredictable and almost intractably so. Software will always ship with bugs.  No amount of qa can squash them all. Your … Continue reading →

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A surreal version of another surreal testimony of another surreal testimony

Posted on March 1, 2008 by

Web Coder’s Congressional Testimony Hired Code Slinger: You want answers? Congressman: I think I’m entitled to them. Hired Code Slinger: You want answers? Congressman: I want the truth! Hired Code Slinger: You can’t handle the truth!  Son, we live in … Continue reading →

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