Real Laplaine’s Foray into the Big Questions
Was it God, the Big Bang, or something else? Are we the makers of our own destiny or someone/something else?…
The Problem of Identity (defining “I”) for a Radical Agnostic
My current theory of identity is that “I” and “you” are POVs (character points of view) in the story of…
Know Thine Enemy
I highly recommend the following Sam Harris podcast, where Scott Adams interprets Trump’s actions in a way that explains them…
Not “Alternative Facts” but “Alternative Theories”
Another data point that helps explain why “science” is not the same as “truth,” but rather a method for detecting…
“Permanent Doubt, the Deep Source of Science”
Explaining what science “really is”: I want to add this NPR story to the Dalai Lama’s “The World in a…
Estate Planning for Your Non-Human Companions: An Easy Resolution for 2017
Our non-human companions are often the “people” most vulnerable to our incapacity or death. The following website helps you plan…
Could Cat Heir be more timely?
Please see this actual court decision from November, 2016, regarding the wish of a fourteen year old girl to be…
Three Commandments Story from 2013. Warning: Adult Subjects
Here’s the first 2000 words of my first story on the planet Brunch. I almost sold it to Interzone, but…
Public and Private Lies, Part I
A useful approach for nerds like myself to obtain psychological distance from the 2016 election is to extract and rigorously…
How did this study get past the university’s research ethics Institutional Review Board?
Efficacy of Short-Term Physical Torture for Extracting Accurate Answers: a laboratory study Jonathan Swift (a),* Robert Irish (b), Davis Winshitter…
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