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To Me, ‘Traditional’ is a Four-Letter Word
The next time your aunt tells you that she doesn’t know the scientific explanation of why her (traditional Chinese medicine/reflexology/crystal therapy/”alternative medicine”) works, it “just does,” you can tell her exactly why – because of the placebo effect. So as … Continue reading
God As An Evolutionary Strategy
Okay, so that’s kind of weird. I write the post below asking what the biological advantage of religion is, and completely by chance, within 48 hours, I happen to listen to an interview with Dr David Sloan Wilson, author of … Continue reading
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The Trouble With Dawkins
I just finished watching part one of “The Root of All Evil?” Richard Dawkins unfortunately named TV series on religion. Apart from the name, and the fact that Dawkins comes across as a big jerk and loses his temper which … Continue reading
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Why I Don’t Like Patriotism or Competitive Sports.
“There can be no world peace while patriotism exists” -someone. see also [old blog entry link] Patriotism is kind of like hockey. We cheer for our club out of pride – sometimes pride for excellence, but more often than not … Continue reading
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Bad Actors
Pursuant to my previous post about starting up a Vancouver chapter of Improv Everywhere, I had a couple of ideas. If we can get about 30 people, dressed up like homeless people, and if we can find a suitable spot, … Continue reading
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Chili Con Crazy
Today I was interviewed for the Victoria music magazine/paper Absolute Underground. When Kevin asked me earlier in the week where and when I would like to do the interview, I decided it would be serendipity to schedule it alongside the … Continue reading
Lani’s Looking Out For All of Us
You are receiving this mail because you seem likely to be interested in signing on for wacky and questionable enterprises. Improv Everywhere is a group that does stunts/pranks/performance art in public places in New York, like staging a repeating time … Continue reading
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Rock Star Enough to Get Free Comics
Today I went to ComiCon, the monthly comic convention in the Heritage Hall on Main Street. I like it, and now that I’m getting closer to actualizing a comic, it’s become more important to me to see what’s going on. … Continue reading
Three Quick Things
The most interesting thing I’ve listened to in a long time is this podcast of Quirks & Quarks, in which they talk about the biological programming of happiness, our desire to get it, and how it’s impossible to hang on … Continue reading
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