Gary's Thoughtless Thoughts

Not Much To See Here

Gary — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:44:14 +0000

I haven’t been posting to my blog. I mostly post updates to Google+, Facebook, identi.ca and Twitter.

Don’t believe everything you hear

Gary — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:48:24 +0000

“Don’t go by reports, by legend, by traditions, by scripture, by logical conjecture, by inference, by analogies, by consistency with your own laws, by probability, or by the thought, ‘This contemplative is our teacher.’ When you know for yourselves that ‘these mental qualities are unskillful; these mental qualities are blameworthy; these mental qualities are criticized by the wise; these mental qualities when acted on lead to harm and suffering’ then abandon them. When you know for yourselves that ‘these mental qualities are skillful; these mental qualities are blameless; these mental qualities are praised by the wise; these mental qualities when acted on lead to well-being and happiness’ then keep following them.” -Buddha: from the Kalama Sutta

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The Mythicist Position | What is Mythicism?

Gary — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:21:26 +0000

Video by Acharya S. explaining the idea of the mythic origins of Christianity.

Also see the following article by the same author:

The Origins of Christianity and the Quest for the Historical Jesus (PDF)

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The nature of evil

Gary — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:32:18 +0000

University of Toronto Professor of Psychology Jordan Peterson discusses the nature of evil and its distinction from tragedy in this lecture presented at the 2008 Conference on Personal Meaning.

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Buddhism and Quantum Physics

Gary — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:35:50 +0000

What is reality? The mindsets of the modern world provide four answers to that question and oscillate between these answers:

http://www.upiasia.com/Blogosphere/Christian/20090720/buddhism_and_quantum_physics/

The above linked article is based on a more in-depth article at http://ctkohl.googlepages.com/

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A Year on the Grand

Gary — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:53:25 +0000

A Year on the Grand is a great photo blog by David Bebee and Mathew McCarthy of the Waterloo Region Record.

Eagle by the Grand River in Cambridge, Ontario

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Born believers: How your brain creates God

Gary — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:35:35 +0000

This article in New Scientist discusses the two leading scientific theories on the origin of religious belief in human culture.

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Linux Saves the Day

Gary — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:58:57 +0000

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Microsoft Windows Vista vs Your Freedom

Gary — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:46:29 +0000

There is a battle underway between those who value freedom, and corporations such as Microsoft who wish to profit by taking that freedom away. DRM and absurd licenses are at the heart of that battle. Please join us on the side of freedom by saying NO not just to Windows Vista and other DRM-enabled products, but to proprietary software in general. Instead, use non-DRM, “free” software such as the GNU/Linux operating system. You can get your work done while ensuring that your rights and freedoms will not be restricted now and into the future.

Read the full article by John Sullivan of the Free Software Foundation at this link.

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The Price of Silence

Gary — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:00:33 +0000

A music video that brings together 16 of the worlds top musicians—some of whom have fled oppressive regimes—in a rousing musical plea to guarantee human rights for all.

The track, donated by Aterciopelados and arranged by fusion music guru Andres Levin, combines the voices of Hugh Masekela, Julieta Venegas, Stephen Marley, Angelique Kidjo, Yungchen Lhamo, Aterciopelados, Yerba Buena, Natacha Atlas, Rachid Taha, Kiran Ahluwalia, Chiwoniso and Emmanual Jal with those of U.S. artists Natalie Merchant, and Chali 2Na of Jurassic 5. Introduction by Lawrence Fishburne.

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