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The TK Lounge: Neat video on N. Korea...
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Monday, April 5, 2010. Neat video on N. Korea. I don't have a bunch to add today, so I thought I'd share a neat video that a friend forwarded to me. It is found here. The video follows around this camera crew as they get into North Korea and show what it is like inside the country. It is really addictive. I started watching it and couldn't stop until I finished. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Mike's Eyes (Spotted By). Podcast #363: The Future of America, Vulnerability, Cheating, and More.
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The TK Lounge: Metaphysics argument 1 -
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Sunday, April 4, 2010. Metaphysics argument 1 -. Although a student of Objectivism, I don’t hold it to be the Ultimate Truth. I only adhere to its principles because they carry incredible clarity and truth in reality. That being said, I am on the lookout for solid objections (from philosophers or any other) of Objectivism to prove it wrong. I did find a good web page that has a whole lot of critiques here. Further, if any reader finds incorrect conclusions or further arguments, I eagerly await their resp...
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The TK Lounge: April 2010
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Thursday, April 8, 2010. My first attempt to argue against Bass' "Inconsistent Triad" argument, I believe, has ended in failure. Although my my thinking was somewhat sound, upon further research I have found that I didn't dig deep enough into metaphysics. Wholly, this is a really good thing because from my mistake has come a better understanding of metaphysics and specifically Objectivist metaphysics. I am still working through the details of a modified argument and hope to have it figured out shortly.
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The TK Lounge: June 2009
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Atlas Shrugged - Round 2. It was over two years ago when I first read Atlas and it seems that my life has since been in an ever accelerating dive into Objectivism. It has been an interesting revolution in my life that, I'm sure as some of you know, has met with some interesting bumps along the way. Overall though, I am a much happier person who is standing on much more solid moral ground than I was before. Friday, June 12, 2009. As I was working out this morning I heard on the r...
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The TK Lounge: AS Reading Group Dry-Run
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Thursday, April 1, 2010. AS Reading Group Dry-Run. A few nights ago the Chicago Objectivist Society (COS) had a dry-run of the first session of it's first-ever Atlas Shrugged Reading Group. All who attended remarked that it went exceedingly well. We are excited for our first real session (that is open to the public) next week. The format for our reading groups are based on the sections and questions that have been developed by Diana Hsieh at Explore Atlas Shrugged. April 2, 2010 at 1:48 PM. Do my parents...
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The TK Lounge: Back in action...
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Tuesday, March 30, 2010. I have decided to get back into blogging for the sake of writing. I feel that it will help me formulate ideas and improve my writing ability. These were some of the original reasons that I started this blog - I just need to get back in the right mindset. That being said, today I am going to keep the entry short. I hope to post something more substantial tomorrow. I do need to blame/thank Thrutch for prodding me back into this. April 2, 2010 at 1:45 PM. Mike's Eyes (Spotted By).
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The TK Lounge: July 2009
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Friday, July 24, 2009. Because of this, I recently had a great conversation with a co-worker who started off by mentioning Obama's speech on Universal Health Care (UHC) and what I thought about it. Passively I said, "Well, I try to not pay attention to stuff like that." They asked why and I began to tell them that I thought it was a really bad idea. One of my favorite things that they said after more than an hour of conversation: "Well, if UHC is so bad, why is Obama pushing it? Friday, July 17, 2009.
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The TK Lounge: Roman Epitaph
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Thursday, April 1, 2010. I have been watching a series of lectures on Greek and Roman history.The lectures are informative and generally captivating. I find it interesting to get a better understanding of what life and society was like then (before Christianity - which had a HUGE influence on the world). The segment that covered funerals had a neat tidbit: many Romans did not believe in an afterlife. A common epitaph (written on their tombstone) was:. Non fui, fui, non sum, non curo".
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The TK Lounge: Metaphysical argument...rejected
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Thursday, April 8, 2010. My first attempt to argue against Bass' "Inconsistent Triad" argument, I believe, has ended in failure. Although my my thinking was somewhat sound, upon further research I have found that I didn't dig deep enough into metaphysics. Wholly, this is a really good thing because from my mistake has come a better understanding of metaphysics and specifically Objectivist metaphysics. I am still working through the details of a modified argument and hope to have it figured out shortly.
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