Brandolini’s Law: The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude larger than to produce it. Wikipedia
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Muhammed Wang
Muhammed Wang Fallacy: the incorrect inference that since the most common first name in the world is Muhammed, and the most common last name is Wang, the most common full name must be Muhammed Wang. Source Astral Codex Ten
Movie Still of the Week
2001, a Space Odyssey
Advice
Advice of Queen Artemesia of Caria to to Xerxes, 480 BCE: ‘Tell the King this from me, Mardonius – and I speak as someone whose record in the battles fought off Euboea was by no means the worst, and whose feats hardly the most contemptible. “It is only proper, Lord, that I give you as… Continue reading Advice
Religion
Not only did religion used to make claims about factual and scientific matters, religion used to make claims about everything. Religion laid down a code of law—before legislative bodies; religion laid down history—before historians and archaeologists; religion laid down the sexual morals—before Women’s Lib; religion described the forms of government—before constitutions; and religion answered scientific… Continue reading Religion
Birth
What is a woman’s life? Do not think, because she is not a man, she does not fight. The bedchamber is her tilting ground, where she shows her colours, and her theatre of war is the sealed room where she gives birth. She knows she may not come alive out of that bloody chamber. Before… Continue reading Birth
Plan
[Amazon] Dynamic Battle Plan Identifies Enemy Tactics and Equips Believers to Live Victoriously Jesus made it clear that the devil has come to steal, kill, and destroy. Hell is ready to unleash fury against every follower of Jesus. Yet many believers live in denial, letting the enemy steal their blessings, destroy their relationship with Jesus,… Continue reading Plan
The good life
A very good dog, and golf that is just wrong.
Thermoplastics
Art
Artists are here to disturb the peace, but how shall I disturb it now? Madonna