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Thursday , June 5 , 2008

The Puyai System is Disastrously Bad for Thailand

Posted by FelixQui , Reader : 383 , 09:21:40 | Category : Logic Ethics Epistemology

Some, including the Nation in a particularly weak editorial, have recently suggested that Thailand does not need democracy because it has an excellent and functioning puyai system. There is certainly a connection between democracy in Thailand and the traditional puyai system, and unhappily, it's supporters are right when they observe that the puyai system is an alternative to democracy in Thailand. I....

Some, including the Nation in a particularly weak editorial, have recently suggested that Thailand does not need democracy because it has an excellent and functioning puyai system. There is certainly a connection between democracy in Thailand and the traditional puyai system, and unhappily, it's supporters are right when they observe that the puyai system is an alternative to democracy in Thailand. I....

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Friday , April 4 , 2008

The Truth about UFOs

Posted by FelixQui , Reader : 522 , 05:40:12 | Category : Epistemology

As fellow blogger Dalmasian noted in his comment 6, on "More Evil in Tibet", whilst agreeing that it is a good thing that we can freely discuss such things, "many people who supposedly witnessed sightings of UFOs are afraid of being ridiculed in public and have elected to keep their mouth shut." There is a very (very) simple reason for this: much of the speculation about UFOs is ....

As fellow blogger Dalmasian noted in his comment 6, on "More Evil in Tibet", whilst agreeing that it is a good thing that we can freely discuss such things, "many people who supposedly witnessed sightings of UFOs are afraid of being ridiculed in public and have elected to keep their mouth shut." There is a very (very) simple reason for this: much of the speculation about UFOs is ....

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Thursday , December 27 , 2007

Water on the Brain: it's all in the mind

Posted by FelixQui , Reader : 435 , 13:21:05 | Category : Epistemology

True or False?People should drink at least eight glasses of water a day We use only 10% of our brains Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight They're all false or unproved. And tea and coffee are fine for hydration. For details, and more medical myths, see "Medical myths" in the British Medical Journal, at: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/335/7633/1288 What I found most interesting, a....

True or False?People should drink at least eight glasses of water a day We use only 10% of our brains Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight They're all false or unproved. And tea and coffee are fine for hydration. For details, and more medical myths, see "Medical myths" in the British Medical Journal, at: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/short/335/7633/1288 What I found most interesting, a....

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Thursday , December 13 , 2007

Necessary Evils of Censorship

Posted by FelixQui , Reader : 426 , 18:32:05 | Category : Ethics Epistemology

First, let me give an example to clarify the terms truth, belief and knowledge: Bill Gates has 62,345,000,321 dollars. This is the truth; it's the way the world is. I believe he has 72,233,000,333 dollars. This is not knowledge because it does not accurately reflect the way the world is; it's a false belief. John believes Bill has 62,345,000,321 dollars, which happens to be true; however, John believ....

First, let me give an example to clarify the terms truth, belief and knowledge: Bill Gates has 62,345,000,321 dollars. This is the truth; it's the way the world is. I believe he has 72,233,000,333 dollars. This is not knowledge because it does not accurately reflect the way the world is; it's a false belief. John believes Bill has 62,345,000,321 dollars, which happens to be true; however, John believ....

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Friday , December 7 , 2007

Atheism and Scientists, Good Explanations

Posted by FelixQui , Reader : 813 , 13:36:58 | Category : Ethics Epistemology

This Blog is in response to one of several statements that Ian recently posted (C. 21) at 123456's Blog "My Bible tells me.... " I agreed with some things Ian said there, and disagreed with some. One of the half wrong ones that I felt merited its own Blog is the statement: "Science is often seen as anti-religion because it often offers better understanding and yet many scientists are a....

This Blog is in response to one of several statements that Ian recently posted (C. 21) at 123456's Blog "My Bible tells me.... " I agreed with some things Ian said there, and disagreed with some. One of the half wrong ones that I felt merited its own Blog is the statement: "Science is often seen as anti-religion because it often offers better understanding and yet many scientists are a....

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Tuesday , November 27 , 2007

Are Moral Black and White Possible? Ever?

Posted by FelixQui , Reader : 403 , 23:56:48 | Category : Ethics Epistemology

My thanks to Ian Jr.. I wrote this as a reply to his comments at "Speaking Well v. Writing Well, and Critical Thinking" , but then decided to post it as a new blog. Can any moral judgement ever be more than an opinion? I hover between two views that don't sit very comfortably together: the evolutionary explanation, which is extremely effective in explaining observed human morality, and the....

My thanks to Ian Jr.. I wrote this as a reply to his comments at "Speaking Well v. Writing Well, and Critical Thinking" , but then decided to post it as a new blog. Can any moral judgement ever be more than an opinion? I hover between two views that don't sit very comfortably together: the evolutionary explanation, which is extremely effective in explaining observed human morality, and the....

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Wednesday , November 14 , 2007

Does Thai Buddhism favour a culture of corruption?

Posted by FelixQui , Reader : 477 , 14:31:25 | Category : Ethics Epistemology

Having been away for a few weeks, I seem to have missed some fireworks between Ian and his critics. I have no idea who Lalida is, but the vestigial comments I've read from Ian and others have prompted me to wade into the fray with some ideas about the role of Buddhism in Thai culture. A word of warning: if you think Buddhism as practised in Thailand is an entirely good and wonderful thing and you don....

Having been away for a few weeks, I seem to have missed some fireworks between Ian and his critics. I have no idea who Lalida is, but the vestigial comments I've read from Ian and others have prompted me to wade into the fray with some ideas about the role of Buddhism in Thai culture. A word of warning: if you think Buddhism as practised in Thailand is an entirely good and wonderful thing and you don....

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Friday , October 12 , 2007

Errors in Al Gore & Gaia: pax uobiscum

Posted by FelixQui , Reader : 409 , 19:41:27 | Category : Epistemology

Although Al Gore and the UN's IPCC deserved their Nobel Peace Prize, I have a few reservations about Mr. Gore's proposed solutions. First, the congatulations: Gore and the IPCC are right to point out that the climate of our home planet is changing, and the evidence does support the theory that human actions continue to be a contributing facter in that change. Their efforts to alert the world to this ....

Although Al Gore and the UN's IPCC deserved their Nobel Peace Prize, I have a few reservations about Mr. Gore's proposed solutions. First, the congatulations: Gore and the IPCC are right to point out that the climate of our home planet is changing, and the evidence does support the theory that human actions continue to be a contributing facter in that change. Their efforts to alert the world to this ....

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