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Previously on "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - A reprise"
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Postwhat he is saying is that gravity is real to you - thats the way you are trained to think
witch doctors are real to African tribesmen - thats the way they are trained to think
ghosts are real to Indian villagers - thats the way they are trained to think
in the context of the way the brain works, what is actually true, in the sense of laws of phyics, doesnt matter.
Beliefs in witch doctors and ghosts are products of a backward culture.
And if you don't agree, you can't judge suicide bombers - after all its just the way they are trained to think
Gave up on ZAMM by the way - not bad in places but like I said not a book that will stand the test of time. Gone back to Montaigne's essays - now that's proper philosophy, not mere pot noodlingLast edited by sasguru; 2 March 2010, 15:33.
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
... 'the maths of maths' - that doesnt make sense
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Originally posted by zeitghost
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Originally posted by cojak View PostI read ZAMM when I was a spotty youth (and a biker...)
I did throw it across the computer room one evening in frustration (the only time Ihave done this) but it did have some interesting ideas, and introduced me to the minds of the mentally ill and BMW riders...
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I read ZAMM when I was a spotty youth (and a biker...)
I did throw it across the computer room one evening in frustration (the only time Ihave done this) but it did have some interesting ideas, and introduced me to the minds of the mentally ill and BMW riders...
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Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post'the science of science' - that doesnt make sense
'the maths of maths' - that doesnt make sense
'the logic of logic' - that doesnt make sense
but
'the philosophy of philosophy' - yep, i would buy that book
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I gave Mr C Sophie's World - that was a good starter book on the history of philosophy.
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If you want a decent philosophy book, i.e. science with a bit of philosophy rather than the other way round, try "The Life of the Cosmos" by Lee Smolin.
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostI've been reading "The Voyage Of The Beagle" by a Mr Charles Darwin down at the local library, and it's quite interesting. A good read. You get an insight into how people thought in the day, their ethics and how advanced the thinking on many matters other than evolution. He seems accurate in many of his hypotheses too. For example describing the Earth's crust as floating and being moved from underneath and how coral atolls might be formed by the land sinking and coral growing upwards. He also said New Zealanders are cannibals.
a blooming good reason never to be 'too' sure about anything
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I've been reading "The Voyage Of The Beagle" by a Mr Charles Darwin down at the local library, and it's quite interesting. A good read. You get an insight into how people thought in the day, their ethics and how advanced the thinking on many matters other than evolution. He seems accurate in many of his hypotheses too. For example describing the Earth's crust as floating and being moved from underneath and how coral atolls might be formed by the land sinking and coral growing upwards. He also said New Zealanders are cannibals.
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Gentlemen, please.
I must point out that the minimum standard these days for book reviews includes Mariella Frostrup's husky tones.
If you are to continue this discourse, I suggest and request you intersperse your arguments with links to soft porn in one-per-day, Toolpusher-style, to maintain a proper Radio 4 standard of subliminal lustiness.
Thank you for your attention, you may now continue.
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