August 2010
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Thought Experiment
I want to reiterate the popular thought experiment which has been used in almost every branch of philosophy, particularly eastern ones, that is the nature of existence and change. The most common way this is proposed as a mental experiment is to imagine a hand in the shape of a fist and then imagine the hand unclenching the fist and it becoming a simple hand. Where does the fist go? The properties...
The Nature of Happiness, link. →
Thanks Rick for showing me this.
“Things only become complicated when we think about them.”
– Alan Watts
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Thought Experiment
First off an explanation of this site. I had the domain bakerr.com for quite some time and today finally decided to make it a tumblr blog as a way to share ideas and allow group conversation without the constrictions of Facebook or Wordpress. It is just going to be a collection of thoughts I have and perhaps interesting links or content which I think people might be interested in. I believe other...