Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Well. Maybe not quite that much. But you might want to watch the video more than once. ( About 22 minutes ) The Feynman Lectures on Physics – Vol. 1 The Feynman Lectures on Physics – Vol. 2 The Feynman Lectures on Physics – Vol. 3

( About 6 1/2 minutes ) We actually have some rather good math about that. A way to calculate Pythagorean Triplets. First off m > n. And m and n are intigers m2 – n2 = a 2mn = b m2 + n2 = c a2 + b2 = c2 I learned that in this…

( About 11 minutes ) Heavy on physics and chemistry. Very interesting.

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( About 5 minutes ) Here are the lyrics for those of you who want to foll0w along. Absolutely Sweet Marie – Lyrics

Probably not, at least not all of us. But I am heartened by a unanimous Supreme Court decision reiterating the constitutional prohibition against excessive fines: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the Constitution’s ban on excessive fines applies to punishments imposed by the states as well as by the federal government. The decision,…

I have been reading a very interesting book published in 1987. The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph Tainter – pdf. It discusses the nature of complex societies and why they fail The essentials are: Four concepts discussed to this point can lead to an understanding of why complex societies collapse. These concepts are: 1.…

( About 8 minutes ) Another similar explanation: “Or why should one refrain from burning hatred, whatever its basis–race, class, or ideology? Such hatred is in fact corroding many hearts today. Atheist teachers in the West are bringing up a younger generation in a spirit of hatred of their own society. Amid all the vituperation…

Happy Memories! That was then. This is now.   Just as they took out Al Capone (notorious for the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre), so the feds have now taken out El Chapo. And just as taking out Al Capone proved the war on alcohol was worth fighting, so too does taking out El Chapo prove…

( About 13 minutes ) Every thing is dropping in China except debt. Property prices are falling. Job creation is declining. The stock market is falling. The narrator expects a significant shock around September.

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( About 9 minutes ) All it will take is one serious pandemic from an illegal to get more border wall than you can currently imagine. Measles is already spreading. Democrats are not thinking this through. At all. The current Trump hate will fade. And who will be hated? Hating Trump and “the Wall” is…

( About 8 minutes ) Once upon a time Democrats were the anti-Black Party. Now the have become the anti-White Party. Same racism. Different race.

( About 7 1/2 minutes ) Pelosi desperately needs to pass some kind of pot bill to keep the Bernie Bros even somewhat aboard. If she gets into an all out war with Trump that can’t happen – even though Trump is amenable. “Well Nancy, I’d really like to sign that bill, but there is…

In response to a murder in prison a commenter asked: The violent code of prisoners is an enigma on what’s right & wrong in their own small world of how justice is to be served. I responded: Well. Try this. Suppose most of the men in prison suffered child abuse. The “code” is then more…

It is obvious Alcohol Prohibition didn’t work. It is obvious Drug Prohibition isn’t working. For the very same reasons. Black Markets are more powerful than governments. Good government avoids creating them.

The current interest in advancing States Rights with respect to cannabis got me to thinking back to the States Rights issues of 1860. The South wanted States Rights with respect to slavery. But their most pressing issue was getting the other States (via the Feds) to enforce it. They didn’t want the anti-Slavery States to…

A friend of mine turned me on to a ‘Dead cover band Hyryder. They are not just a cover band. They capture the spirit of the Dead. And so. Listening to a show is a spiritual experience. On Facebook: Hyryder Set 2 – 28 Dec 2018. Hyryder Set 3 – 28 Dec 2018 Yes. I…

You may have heard about the resignation of General Mattis over policy differences. There are a lot of theories about that. Here is mine: Trump is in the process of keeping his promise of almost 30 years – to end the Drug War. With Sessions (Jeff and Pete) gone and the Democrats in control of…

Time to dance!