This is the manifesto of Diego and Julio (who call themselves Mexican or Space cowboys – Charolastras) in Y Tu Mama También. They don’t stick […]
The (Honest & Optimistically Nihilistic) Philosophy of: Y Tu Mamá También (& Snufkin) – Let the sea do what it will to you, and go with it.
There’s a lot that you don’t control in life. And no matter how hard you try, it can still smash you, no matter if you […]
The Philosophy of: Sisyphus from Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus (and what ice fishing’s got to do with it)
This is Izzy from The Last Kiss, and in this scene from the movie, his mate tries to guilt him into coming with on a […]
The Philosophy of: Daniel from Everybody Loves Somebody – Does standing still mean you not only resist (natural) change but also become incapable of handling and adapting to it?
Some of the greatest, most significant and most powerful moments in your life may be the ones where you just stop, breathe, live and take […]
The philosophy of: Kenny Fucken Powers vs. The philosophy of: A Wrinkle in Time – Why does Mrs. Who, who’s from a billion years into the future, still care about nationality?
In A Wrinkle in Time, the three wise women, Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Which share wisdom gathered from living for a billion years. But […]
The Philosophy of: Little Miss Sunshine (& Marcel Proust) – The meaning of life lies in the tough times, the trials and the suffering (& acting like a kid)
Though the fun times in life can be cruisy and comfortable, it’s the challenges that make you who you are. And they make you enjoy […]
‘If you put your trust out there… if you give people the benefit of the doubt, see their best intentions… people will rise to the occasion’ – The Philosophy of: Ned (from Our Idiot Brother)
What would happen if you just believed the best in everything and everyone? What would happen if you were completely honest with yourself and others […]
‘Better a priest, than a beast.’ – The Philosophy of The Mighty Boosh’s Bongo Brothers, specifically Rudi Vandisarzio (If balance and moderation is essential to everything, then is indifference to everything also the key to a good life)?
Once upon a time, The Bongo Brothers went wandering the desert, in desperate search for the new sound. Well, it was once upon a time in […]
![A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.10] – On the philosophy of: Terminator Genisys (If the Terminators are super intelligent, why don’t they just poison the water supply with a undetectable neurotoxin instead of fighting us on our level, with dumbass guns and bullets? If I want to kill a bug I don’t put all my effort into shrinking myself to its level so I can fight like an ant, making it a ‘fair’ fight.)](https://dave-mart.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_8600-copy-1-1440x1076.jpg)
A Deep Dive into: AI [pt.10] – On the philosophy of: Terminator Genisys (If the Terminators are super intelligent, why don’t they just poison the water supply with a undetectable neurotoxin instead of fighting us on our level, with dumbass guns and bullets? If I want to kill a bug I don’t put all my effort into shrinking myself to its level so I can fight like an ant, making it a ‘fair’ fight.)
If there’s an ant in my kitchen, wandering across the benchtop, I squish it. I don’t fight with it and try to kill it in […]
The Philosophy of Monty Python’s Stan (from Life of Brian) – You came from nothing, you go back to nothing. What’ve ya got to lose? Nothing.
Everything that is something had to come from nothing. Every relationship you have in your life, at some point, was not there. So if you were […]