The meme that “everything is at base Physical and that nothing beyond a deeply penetrative inquiry into matter (and Physics) will eventually win out as exclusively sufficient to comprehend Everything” is an intellectual toxin which has escaped its original cage of Scientism and invaded nearly every aspect of modern or post-modern life, thought, and culture. The signs of its death are present on several horizons for souls who are looking and paying attention. But cornered animals fight back viciously and without thoughtfulness…
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What Is And Is Not Science
“Something” Is Bothering Me – 2
Our intrepid Seeker, who feels entirely justified in wondering why there’s Anything, continues his discussion with the Ghost of Stephen Hawking, who is not quite sure it merits any thinking time. But before things can wrap up, the situation is complicated by the sudden arrival of yet another spirit entity! Part 1 of this dialogue happened here.
“Something” Is Bothering Me – 1
Physicist, or perhaps more aptly ex-Physicist gadfly(?) Lawrence Krauss released what some tried to promote as a groundbreaking book in 2012 called “A Universe From Nothing”. It purported to clear up, once and for all, why there is Something rather than Nothing. It failed to make a dent in this age-old riddle, despite Richard Dawkins‘ (who isn’t even an ex-Physicist) half-cocked back cover blurb review declaring the now certain and indisputable removal of deities, religions, Creation, or Theism of any sort from any future human contemplation. Krauss’ main rhetorical maneuvers in his argument involved monkeying around with the definition of ‘nothing’ while relying upon Physics man-splaining to obfuscate the obvious. This story happens a few years later…
Asking the Baker for Surgery
Suppose you were confused or just plain curious as to the reality of human free will. Where would be a reasonable starting point to look into this topic? And where would likely be a clusterfuck waste of your precious time?






