Dave Martin | Sports + stupidity ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
When you think about how many couples get married and divorced, and how many in relationships that involve cheating, lying, infidelity etc.. why does this happen? Now, sure there are most likely a lot of relationships that involve none of the above, and actually are based completely on trust and mutual respect and sensitivity, but is it possible that some…
When you think of robots and artificial intelligence do you think of these? or even: ? But what do these have in common? They all have at least one of the features that are shared by us as humans (legs, arms or at least eyes). But if machine learning continues at the the rate its going, and general AI (where…
One of my students in a nurse. And from where she’s from euthanasia or terminally ill (and sometimes not) patients is legal. A little while ago had a patient who had elected to for the procedure. And when she saw this patient a few weeks before, she was confused as what to say to them, specifically how to say see ya,…
It’s possible that fear plays a part in ALL our decisions we make. Even a little bit. Fear of future regret, fear of missing out, fear of not doing or being someone we want to, fear of not being approved of or resepected or fear of being embarrassed. Etc. etc. BUT, with proper understanding (or at least working at it…
If you’re weighing up a decision to make, try thinking deeply about what your life would like on both sides on the decision coin. When tossing up between A or B, think: If I choose A, what does my life look like, and much do I miss B, and how thankful am I chose A? Why exactly? AND If I choose B,…
Any thing ‘fortunate’ that happens happen with either the help of other people, conditions or things you don’t control. Getting married relies on someone else accepting you. Having a baby relies on favourable biological dispositions within the father and mother’s body. Getting accepted into University relies on acceptance by the Admission officers (yes, you may have worked hard for it,…
Experience is itself a species of knowledge that involves understanding – Immanuel Kant Though doing everything without conscious thought may be a simple life (and maybe even a Good life), does it lead to understanding why a simple is good?* Anyway, I think it does, for it’s constant consciousness that makes us aware of what we want in life, what…
Imagine from the start of your life, that you’ve never seen, touched, heard, smelt or tasted anything… What would you understand, and what would you imagine about the world? Is it possible that maybe you could understand the universe in one way we do? Some ways? All ways? Or in ways that you and I and everyone with those senses…
Do other mammals, reptiles, blades of couch grass exhibit consciousness? And do they even have any? Or are all their decisions (?) and actions unconsciously performed? All for the good of their own species, own family, own 1×1 metre square of fellow couch grass blades? Sure, an examined life does help you to see what really matters and put things in…
Do other animals in Animalia compromise? For their own, or for their mutual goals (which you could argue are ultimately selfish*) goals? If life is so god damn short as shit, is their a point in compromising and sacrificing what you think makes you happy and makes you you, for someone else? What is your compromise for? Is it for something…