Logic is really interesting. No dip, Sherlock. But it is. All these studies materialize about the superior IQ of atheists versus religious people. On this spinning globe of nothingness, of anti-purpose and existentialism, the studies scream to anyone who looks bored, atheists are smarter than the religious. Maybe those studies are true. Atheism could correlate with…
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The Importance of History
History defines self. Think of the amnesiac, and his lack of personality, his search to find himself. He does not know who he is or how to relate to those around him. He has lost his identity. In order to become an individual, he cannot rely on his personality type or the circumstances he finds…
A Terrifically Useful Article for Musicians
Today I decided to get serious about violin. As I do not have a teacher (yet), I casually Google-searched “bad violin technique” to build up a list of things to improve. However, I found this: http://www.creativitypost.com/arts/the_most_valuable_lesson_i_learned_from_playing_the_violin Written by a guy who played the violin since he was two, this article is chock full of information. Noa Kageyama…
The Decline of Critical Thinking and the Rise of Mass Opinion
Did you know that research shows that 64% of statistics are lies? Most people never give a thought to the perils of “credentialed” authors, the title “PhD”, or the phrase “research shows.” Joe Smith reads a magazine article about a recent social study promoting all-day child care as more beneficial than old-fashioned parenting and nods…