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Nothing Matters?

Thursday, September 25, 2008

I just discovered this interview with Scott Bakker, author of one of the three greatest fantasy epics of all time, The Prince of Nothing, as well as Neuropath, a near-future pyscho-thriller.  In the interview Bakker mentions having had an email exchange with Richard K. Morgan  regarding “the nihlistic implications of modern neuroscience.” Bakker says: There’s going to be people who deny this stuff come hell [...]

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Morality everywhere

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

In the spirit of the other day’s entry on the differences between conservatives and liberals, which is really about the differences in how people think, and why some people appear to insist on thinking with some part of their bodies other than their brains, comes this nice discussion, with abundant links, on taking a neuroscience [...]

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Five Pillars

Thursday, September 18, 2008

I’ve always just sort of assumed that people who fundamentally disagree with me are fundamentally stupid. I’m not talking about trivial, everyday disagreements, like whether you like red curry better than green curry. I’m talking about the Big Issues, like if you think George Bush is anything other than a complete and total fuckup; or [...]

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