tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37976079022272710052011-08-02T14:27:35.096-06:00Iron sharpens iron, just as man sharpens manMichael Horvathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11008277214983486903noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797607902227271005.post-26145068380585033112011-01-28T17:02:00.000-06:002011-01-28T17:02:48.356-06:00

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Honesty is a lot harder to justify than it should be. I used to (and still kind of do) go on the Kantian tenet that honesty is a person's moral duty, for to be dishonest is to rob others of their autonomy--their ability to make choices is compromised when presented with false information. But there was just something about this argument that never seemed to anchor the case for honesty. Perhaps it

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Thank Niepce for pictures. I was clicking through photos of myself over the past few years 18 minutes ago and I realized a couple things: 1) Man I've been a happy kid. For all the moments spent in rumination and despair and confusion and anger, there's so many pictures to remind me of the fun that washed it all away, that despite all those negative feelings I could still have the time of my

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VICIOUS CIRCLE You had considered calling someone else, but your friends kept saying everyone else was either an "idiot", "glorified sewage sucker", or an "electrician". None of them would get the job done right. Your friends' lack of any real argument and cavalier use of ad hominems only compounded your reservations. Still, he seemed like the best person for the job at the time. At first, you

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This is going to be about Christmas, and it is going to be about everything. (Oh subtext, you are the bed of Jasmine Rice to my Mango Chutney Lamb with Saffron Asparagus.) So Christmas. It's about gifts. Well actually, it isn't really about gifts, but with the amount of time that goes into searching for gifts, buying gifts, preparing gifts for opening (so that there is the essential "element of

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Today, Remembrance Day (technically yesterday), I was sent home from work because I refused to wear a poppy. Remembrance Day--the day where we remember a multitude of murderers, who were in turn murdered themselves (to be fair, not all of them were murderers); and we also remember that this was all okay. In fact, it was so okay that Canada, along with many other countries, made a law that forced

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Yes, this an unabashed, negative dismantling of one of rich society's many chains; OR it is a list of constructive criticisms that point out where cell phones could improve; OR it is, in secret, a cryptic story of a bunny who likes ice cream.1! Cell phones have batteries. Batteries die. A battery's charge gradually depletes so that you are forced to buy a new one. Batteries also make cell

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The idea of happiness often crosses my mind--gleefully galavanting betwixt my thoughts, reminding me of how good I've got it, or sitting ominously still, like a billboard hanging in an overcast sky, advertising how I could have it so much better.I never thought about what happiness really is until I studied Aristotle. Basically, Aristotle says happiness is virtuous activity--to exercise one's

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*cracks knuckles* *dives in*Today I am going to try to answer the question, "Does it matter if someone is a homosexual?" I believe this to be the central issue of the homosexuality debate. By addressing this question our analyses will be far more fruitful and probing. It will not only deal with the problem of online homophobia, but all homophobia.[Forgive me if my descriptions are slightly

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Friends, Canadians,Like you, I am troubled by the recent political kerfuffle. I wish it didn't have to come to this. It is certainly a sign our political system is in need of much improvement. But in order to make improvements, we must focus our cognitive abilities on making improvements, not making derisive and pejorative comments. Though I find both the coalition and the Conservative party

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It isn't. And it's a shame that so many people think it is, because they will never possess it. They'll feel deflated and find ways to compensate for their self-induced lack. Yes, I'm being vague intentionally, but not to worry. I'm no Scientologist; there are no hollow, unelucidated ramblings here.What makes a person beautiful? To whom? Who decides? These questions can't be answered by citing

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On a rather lonely night I decided to have some naked strangers keep me company. Yes, I watched some porn. But, like any other time I've searched for virtual vignettes of sins of the flesh, I had trouble finding something suitable--it was only this time, though, that I understood why.Porn is just so damn contrived. Even the supposedly amateur work is premeditated and artificial. I understand that

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The problem with being a mutual friend is that one occasionally operates as a double-goer, a double-agent. Of course it's easy to be sympathetic to both sides, but it can be tough to avoid making it apparent that's the case. It certainly is not double-dealing to get the dirt--they're your friends. Why would you want to do that? But you do deal with privileged information--the kind of stuff

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“Ah, in such an ugly time the real protest is beauty.” – RefusedIs music still politically motivating? Can it be? While I would like to believe that it is still possible, it also seems that it is very difficult. A certain Sparta drummer (Tony Hajjar) confessed that one cannot force another to do something; one must act entirely out of one’s own volition. Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta

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Why do I get boners in my sleep? Why? It doesn't make sense. What is the evolutionary advantage of getting boners in my sleep?

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I don't like orgies. Why? Because I'm an only child and I'm selfish.

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I was late. Any semi-serious journalist knows you should NEVER be late. A time miscalculation coupled with a twenty-minute goose chase at the venue did not sit well with The Mars Volta’s tour manager. Extremely disgruntled, he told me I would not be interviewing Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, the band's lead guitarist and composer--and one of the most brilliant men in music. Swallowing my chagrin, I

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I don't understand why some (probably a lot of) people have an aversion to relationship-related communication. Is it taboo? Is it because people are insecure or afraid? Are they trying to avoid embarrassing/infuriating/insulting their partner? It just doesn't make sense. Wouldn't you rather KNOW exactly how your partner feels, rather than steep and stew and guess? Manifesting a metaphorical iron

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"An unexamined life is not worth living." -- Socrates, motherfuckerWonder is one the greatest capacities of a human being. In infancy it is ubiquitous. Everything is novel. Everything must be understood. Wonder wanes as one gets older. A new drive becomes constant near the beginning of adolescence: ignorance. One doesn't want to know about the Holocaust; one doesn't want to know how to solve

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A girl I used to date (we'll call her "PowerLips28"), but now with whom I am just friends, recently went on a date with a male human (as far as I know) and received flowers. This was the first date she went on with the fellow. My discovery of this piquing morsel got me into a heated debate with her about the follies of giving someone flowers on a first date. Her, as well of a good friend of hers,

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It's funny how humans assert their knowledge of the world. We seamlessly use subjective terms such as "like" and "dislike" alongside objective designators such as "good" and "bad". To help those a little wet behind the ears, something that is subjective is something that is experienced or expressed by an agent (a person, or other rational being). Subjective things include thoughts, feelings,

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