No self-esteem deficiencies For Dawkins, I can see: “A man as smart as Jesus Christ Would clearly think like me” hmmm… If Jesus was as smart as that, He knew he was a faker— A man as smart as Jesus was, Today, would be Jim Bakker. If Jesus heard the voice of god, The man …
Category Archive: philosophy
Oct 13 2011
No God? No Problem.
So a comment from one of my students put me in mind of this one. For that, this verse is dedicated to a bunch of people who have no idea this blog exists… my students. I’ve got absolute truths by the dozens They depend on the god that you cite And, my brothers and sisters …
Sep 25 2011
Headline Muse, 9/25
Though the world thought the odds were remote It’s a milestone that’s worthy of note Though they can’t drive a car So it’s kind of bizarre Saudi women will now get to vote Headline: Reforms will allow women to vote but not drive Of course, this story is everywhere. In the comments of the NPR …
Sep 20 2011
The Unknowable and the Unknown
I ponder the unknowable I do it all the time I introspect and navel-gaze And most of it in rhyme It gives me job security— A niche to call my own— Unknowables are permanent, Unlike the mere unknown. Unsolvable conundrums Are my favorite sorts of stuff Impossibly attractive, I Just cannot get enough They have …
Aug 26 2011
38 Percent
Some say God used evolution As His “how it’s done” solution, As a way that they can reconcile the two opposing views But that reconciliation Lives in pure imagination It’s a compromise that’s simply not available to choose Middle ground, which they’re demanding Shows a lack of understanding Intervention means the process wasn’t natural at …
Aug 24 2011
Heckuva Job, God
Either God is such a duffer That He’s left us all to suffer Through omnipotent incompetence and falsely random chance Or He’s outsourced pain and hatin’ To His alter-ego, Satan So He’ll dodge responsibility and let the devil dance. Is He callous and uncaring Or just really bad at sharing? Either way, it seems our …
May 31 2009
Introspection
So, today, instead of a pack-rat post, I want to write a little bit about … well, writing. Specifically, yesterday’s writing, as a bit of a window into my skull. You see, somebody asked whether I just whip these verses out, or whether I have some of them tucked away somewhere, to pull out for …
Mar 11 2009
Broke Down On The Road From Albuquerque To Seattle–I Need A Quantum Mechanic
More action from the Dennett thread, and more of me beating the anti-reductionist drum. Reducing isn’t explaining. Although it’s true, the quirks of quarksAre what we find when we reduceThe laws of rocks, of tuning forks,Of cats, of cars, of orange juice,The truth is, if I know the quirksOf quarks, and qualms of quantum statesThey …
Mar 04 2009
The Introspection Fish
Another comment from the Dennett post. I have no eyes to look behindAnd view my brain, much less my mind;I cannot know your thoughts, and youAre blind to what I’m thinking, too.These are the facts; we can’t denyWe have no working “inner eye”Nor any form of ESP;Your thoughts cannot be seen by me. Your claim—that …
Apr 13 2008
Hard Determinism and the Meme of Free Will
Oh, the Greeks knew what they wanted—Strong determinism stunted.It is clear that if the populace was driven by free will,Then society was blameless;Truth be told, it was a shamelessGrab for power, and the senators were showing off their skill.These philosophers were cunningAnd in truth it was a stunningBit of framing—we can tell, because it lingers …
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