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singaporephilosopher: Philosophy dispute in Thailand
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Tuesday, 27 May 2014. Philosophy dispute in Thailand. Labels: Social and political philosophy. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Argument analysis and evaluation. Guide to clear thought. Letters to the press. Social and political philosophy. Flaw in X-men Days of Future Past. Philosophy dispute in Thailand. I am an argumentologist and philosopher. I used to host Singapore's first philosophy cafe (it is currently in hibernation). I teach the science and art of clear thought. View my complete profile.
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singaporephilosopher: Unnecessary tizzy over Renault Twizy
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Thursday, 12 June 2014. Unnecessary tizzy over Renault Twizy. On Wednesday, 11 June 2014, Today newspaper ran a story about the Land Transport Authority (LTA) classification for Renault's new vehicle, the Twizy, a "two-seater electric vehicle". Notice the description does not state what type of vehicle. That exactly is the (alleged) puzzle. The story does not provide LTA's definition of a car. On this description, the Twizy could be classified as a Category A car. But let me quote from the story. In a st...
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singaporephilosopher: May 2014
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Thursday, 29 May 2014. Flaw in X-men Days of Future Past. I found a philosophical flaw in X-men: Days of Future Past. Giving Mystique the free will to decide whether to kill Trask contradicts this philosophical presumption. If Mystique has free will, then so does everyone else along that timeline. There is then no guarantee that the war will be averted. This is the philosophical flaw in the movie. But it is, nonetheless, a wonderfully entertaining movie. Links to this post. Tuesday, 27 May 2014.
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singaporephilosopher: Interstellar -- virus!
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Friday, 21 November 2014. I watched the movie Interstellar. The reviews emphasised the real science that was depicted in the movie. My beef is not with the science. My beef is with the ethics. Here it is in a nutshell: If mankind is responsible for the "destruction in process" of the earth environment, is it then ethical to export the virus homo sapiens (this was proven in Matrix) to yet another planet? Here's an indicator: The great benefit of the melting Arctic ice cap is the opening of a new sea route.
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singaporephilosopher: August 2011
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Monday, 22 August 2011. Whom shall we vote for president? A dreadful thought just occurred to me: We must not cast a negative vote - it may become self-defeating. Let me explain. There are four presidential candidates. Let us call them A, B, C and D. We decide we do not. Want A to be president. Hence, we decide to not. Vote for A. This is what I call a negative vote - a vote we will not. Instead of ensuring that A does not. Become president, this way of voting could positively make. Links to this post.
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Gone Fishing @ ChuLinVillage: A Year After The Sale of Gone Fishing Cafe
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Gone Fishing @ ChuLinVillage. Gone Fishing is a friendly neighbourhood cafe in the Hillview residential, midst of the nature-greens. A lifestyle cafe for all to enjoy! Gone Fishing's Famous Almond Coffee. Almond Coffee.Heavenly Blend between Almond and Coffee. Gourmet Polish Sausage, Shoulder Ham, Mozzarella Cheese, wrapped in a pair of puffy pastry, served with side salad. Tender and Juicy chicken thigh, roasted to perfection, served with chicken rice, side salad and authentic chilly sauce. Missing all ...
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Gone Fishing @ ChuLinVillage: February 2008
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Gone Fishing @ ChuLinVillage. Gone Fishing is a friendly neighbourhood cafe in the Hillview residential, midst of the nature-greens. A lifestyle cafe for all to enjoy! Gone Fishing's Famous Almond Coffee. Almond Coffee.Heavenly Blend between Almond and Coffee. Gourmet Polish Sausage, Shoulder Ham, Mozzarella Cheese, wrapped in a pair of puffy pastry, served with side salad. Tender and Juicy chicken thigh, roasted to perfection, served with chicken rice, side salad and authentic chilly sauce. 15 Chu Lin Rd.
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singaporephilosopher: The rights of Eugene Goostman
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Wednesday, 11 June 2014. The rights of Eugene Goostman. On 10 June 2014, The Straits Times reported that "a Russian supercomputer posing as a 13-year-old boy has convinced judges that it is human, being the first to pass the 'Turing Test' in a historic moment in artificial intelligence". This is a very big deal. This is a remarkable engineering achievement. It is more than an engineering achievement. Eugene Goostman thinks. Therefore, Eugene Goostman exists. Eugene Goostman is human. Scientists often cla...
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singaporephilosopher: July 2011
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Wednesday, 13 July 2011. Should we take the morality pill? Headline: The moral dilemma. Source: The Sunday Times, 10 July 2011. This sets out the background for what follows. Should we use our growing scientific understanding of the basis of human morality to try to make people morally better? This presents the philosophically interesting question. This is a premise in an incompletely presented argument (an enthymeme). Here is the complete argument:. Premise2: Not-(we treat morality as a broken clock).
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singaporephilosopher: How did Albert and Bernard solve Cheryl's puzzle?
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Friday, 17 April 2015. How did Albert and Bernard solve Cheryl's puzzle? In the recent viral mathematics problem, readers. Were invited to solve the mystery of Cheryl’s birthday based on the ten possible dates and the responses of Albert and Bernard. The solution to that. Puzzle is readily available on the Internet. This post addresses the other question: How did Albert and Bernard solve the mystery? I don’t know when Cheryl’s birthday is, but I know that Bernard does not know too. From my remark ("Alber...
