A reader made this insightful comment on my recent post: “On Belief and Skepticism“: Continue reading How Far Should We Go in Agreeing with Others?
Monthly Archives: December 2013
E. O. Wilson: To Young Scientists and the Conquest of Earth
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Just finished reading both of E. O. Wilson’s latest books: Letters to a Young Scientist, and The Social Conquest of Earth
, and On Belief and Skepticism
My very bright youngest daughter told me about a matrix in which our home state of Washington ranked 49th out of the 50 states on some educational matrix. Naturally I was skeptical, since the American south ranks lowest on virtually every educational measurement, Continue reading On Belief and Skepticism
The Meaning of Tennyson’s “Ulysses”
Tennyson with his wife Emily and his sons Hallam and Lionel
Maybe the key to the meaning of life is not in our answers, our hopes, or our wishes, but in our struggles. Continue reading The Meaning of Tennyson’s “Ulysses”
On My Daughter’s 30th Birthday
Thirty years ago today my wife and I welcomed into the world a beautiful daughter. I cannot begin to express how successful she has been or what joy she has brought to us. Continue reading On My Daughter’s 30th Birthday