einstein “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death” “Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods.” “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” “There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing… Continue reading albert
Month: February 2010
keep me entertained and I will leave you alone
sound like anyone you know?
community
the first recorded use of the word community is approximately 635 years old (Source: Wolfram|Alpha) but I think the concept is as old as humanity. sadly I think our ability to maintain a community is falling. Sometimes we think our place of work offers us this sense of community and depending on your position in… Continue reading community
a perpetual war with big brother
In the fictional novel Nineteen Eighty-Four Orwell describes a time and place that has never existed, at least not in the western world and not with the government at the helm of control. I found this novel to be an incredible story with some bizarre potential realities and it really got me thinking. “There was… Continue reading a perpetual war with big brother
curiosity killed the cat
so the curiosity killed the cat but, the cat had nine lives so chances are if the cat learned from its mistakes it never made that same one again?
time, energy, resources and patience
I am continuing on in reading Soul Cravings and find his discussions about humans’ drive to achieve somewhat empty. He speaks of us just needing the drive to do something and then we will seek it but alas reality is not as easy as a concept in a book. in real life we make many… Continue reading time, energy, resources and patience