Archive for March, 2010

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche German Philosopher and Poet Giclee Poster Print, 24×32

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

  • Giclee Print Title: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche German Philosopher and Poet
  • Size: 24 x 32 inches

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche German Philosopher and Poet is a limited edition fine art giclee print, which uses a specialized printer to deliver a fine stream of ink onto archival paper. It results in museum-quality art of incredibly vivid color, depth and resolution that captures the essence of the artist’s intent. You’re sure to find that perfect piece to matches your style and buget from this collection of fine art prints…. More >>

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche German Philosopher and Poet Giclee Poster Print, 24×32

Poem by Jan Zwicky about metaphysics and cats?

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

It’s in the Robinsons Crossing anthology and it’s about metaphysics and how cats are the only things that retain their shape. Does anyone have the full-text?

Memoirs Of Modern Philosophers V2

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

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Memoirs Of Modern Philosophers V2

Why I Criticize Religion

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010


Sam Harris is an author and commentator on philosophy and religion. He is the author of the bestsellers “The End of Faith”, which won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction, and “Letter to A Christian Nation”. Harris’ writing has been published in over ten languages and has garnered attention from numerous media outlets and journals. Harris also makes regular appearances on television and radio to talk about the danger that religion now poses to modern societies. Harris was educated at Stanford University and is currently completing a doctorate in neuroscience. This is a digital age, one in which a wealth of accessible information empowers you, but where is the information coming from? How accurate and unprocessed is it? How empowered do you feel debating a television screen or a newspaper? The task is to move the discussion away from talking heads and talking points, and give it back to you. That is Big Think’s mission.

Michel-Ange Corneille Art Poster Print – 13″ X 19″

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

  • Decorate your walls with this brand new poster.
  • Easy to frame and makes a great gift too!
  • Ships quickly and safely in a sturdy protective tube.
  • Poster measures 13.00 by 19.00 inches

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Michel-Ange Corneille (Aspasia in discussion with Greek philosophers) Art Poster Print – 13″ X 19″… More >>

Michel-Ange Corneille Art Poster Print – 13″ X 19″

A Century For Freedom – A Survey Of The French Philosophers

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

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Text extracted from opening pages of book: The Thinker’s Library, No. log A CENTURY FOR FREEDOM A SURVEY OF THE FRENCH PHILOSOPHERS’ By KENNETH URW1N, M. A., D. Litt. Laureate of the French Academy. LONDON: WATTS & CO., 5 & 6 JOHNSON’S COURT, FLEET STREET, E. C. 4 First published in the Thinker’s Library, 1946 Printed and Published m Great Britain by C. A. Watts & Co. Limited, 5 & 6 Johnson’s Court, Fleet Street, London, E. C. 4 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE OF THE AUTHOR DR. K… More >>

A Century For Freedom – A Survey Of The French Philosophers

Why is it that many don’t believe that you have great faith in Jesus and still want to study metaphysics?

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

I find that most people scoff at me when I say I have a great relationship with Jesus, but I study metaphysics. I believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy spirit. I also believe that God can and does communicate with us through spirits and apparitions. I have great faith in prayer, and also in meditation. However, it seems to me that the two are just not allowed to coincide. Why is that?

Magic & Metaphysics, Art of Magic 5 by College Girl

Monday, March 29th, 2010


Magic & Metaphysics, Art of Magic 5 by College Girl Parts 5 in a series about the philosophy of magic. These videos will discuss the anthropology & philosophy of magic. This video discusses the different philosophical positions of how matter relates to thought and shows the basic division in world views or metaphysical paradigms. This shows the relationship of magical philosophy to other philosophies and religions. Art of Magic Part 1 by College Girl. What is Real Magic? www.youtube.com Art of Magic Part 2 by College Girl. Five Elements of Magic www.youtube.com Art of Magic Part 3 by College Girl. Magic Spells. www.youtube.com Art of Magic Part 4 by College Girl. Types of Magic. www.youtube.com This video was produced by Psychetruth www.myspace.com www.youtube.com psychetruth.blogspot.com Music By Jimmy Gelharr www.jimmgy.us © Copyright 2009 Zoe Sofia. All Rights Reserved.

A Metaphysics for Scientific Realism: Knowing the Unobservable

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

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Scientific realism is the view that our best scientific theories give approximately true descriptions of both observable and unobservable aspects of a mind-independent world. Debates between realists and their critics are at the very heart of the philosophy of science. Anjan Chakravartty traces the contemporary evolution of realism by examining the most promising strategies adopted by its proponents in response to the forceful challenges of antirealist sceptics, res… More >>

A Metaphysics for Scientific Realism: Knowing the Unobservable

Electromagnetic radiation our universal penetration.

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

By Donald Swarbrick.


I have tried in many ways to prove to the doubters of my theory on how light travels through space, and that we cannot go back in time when we study distant galaxies or dying stars we observe in the night sky either by unaided sight or by telescopes like Hubble or telescopes operated by electromagnetic radiation.

Some of us seem to underestimate the power of our own eyes, and do not realise that it only takes a millisecond for our eyes to focus on what is in front of them, and that we can see as far as the stars without help from telescopes or binoculars.

When we use aids like these mentioned they magnify the object we are homing in on, except for the ones that use radio waves, which bounce signals off of the object they focus on.

When Hubble was pointed at black open spaces out in the universe visions appeared, which according to my theory was Hubble reaching out to these lights, or in other words “magnifying” these lights, not so much the light reaching Hubble.
The light Hubble reaches out to are varied with constellations forming, and stars dying, and against all other theorist I believe that instead of going back in time when looking out as far as these visions we are still looking at what is out there now.
What happened out there after the Big Bang is history, and history cannot be retrieved through the more abundant lights we are observing, as we reach farther and farther out into space with our newer inventions.

I have pointed out these theories before, I hear you say, but think on when reading the next part.

Mass cannot travel at the speed of light, the light is produced by heat coming from different forms of mass,(forming galaxies, constellations or dying stars e.g.) and it is only the light that travels through space acting as all light does by spreading and weakening as it journeys out from its source.

Most of this light will carry heat and energy with it on part of its journey, which might be part of the makeup of dark matter as the light fades, leaving behind its energy, but that is another story.

If, as scientist believe, that the light we can see light years away is ONLY light reaching us from some occurrence that happened just after the Big Bang, and that by reaching it we can go back in time, then how can we bounce radar signals off of it?

They are contradicting themselves by saying that the image they are seeing will have taken a different shape or form over the millions of years the light has taken to reach us, and that the images Hubble is sending back is only light coming from an event that happened, not that it is happening now, then tell us they are bouncing radar signals off of objects within these images.

You cannot bounce radar signals off of light, you need “mass” or the source of the light to be there to get a signal that way, which tells me at least, that what they are looking at is happening NOW not light years ago.

Laser light (light amplification by stimulated emissions of radiation.) is used to measure the distance between the earth and the moon, but you need the source of the power that sends the laser ray out towards the moon to be active to achieve this.
If the power source was switched off before the ray reached the moon it would go no farther, disappear, and not carry on to bounce back and record a distance.
If you sent a laser beam out into open space, you can see the beam, but as soon as the source of the power projecting that light is switched off the beam disappears, you cannot follow its projection out into space.
Without its power source it does not exist, and the same principle applies to the light sources we are observing the deeper we reach into space.

I came across an example of how they contradict themselves in this way which I have copied below.

RADIO SIGNAL SENSITIVITY

The upgrade features a new system for focusing radio signals using a system of Gregorian reflectors, a new, more powerful 1 million watt radar transmitter and a 50ft high steel mesh ground screen to reduce ground interference. The facility, operated by Cornell University’s National Astronomy and Ionosphere Centre (NAIC) under co-operative agreement with the NSF, was upgraded with funds from the NSF and NASA at a cost of approximately $27 million.

The upgrade, the second since the facility was built in 1963, allows scientists to do in one hour what previously took 10 hours. The sensitivity was improved by a factor of about 20 for studies of the solar system and by a factor of about three or four for studies of distant galaxies. More radio frequencies are now available with increased sensitivity at all frequencies. Astronomers will be able to ‘observe’ signals farther away, and thus further back in time, than ever before. The telescope’s frequency range, and thus its sensitivity, previously 50MHz to 3,000MHz, is now 10,000MHz.
REFLECTOR DISH AND ANTENNA

Unchanged in the upgrade is Arecibo’s trademark reflector dish. Most radio telescopes use a parabolic antenna that can be steered to any direction. The Arecibo antenna is spherical and remains fixed but the focusing device suspended above the dish can be steered. Thus, signals can be captured from a greater slice of the sky. A radio/radar telescope captures and transmits radiation at radio wavelengths, unlike optical telescopes, which capture light waves. So clouds, haze and even daylight do not interfere with radio astronomy.

The system suspended above the dish to focus the radio waves collected by the 1,000ft diameter (305m) reflector has been radically changed. Now, a new six-storey, 90t dome houses a new reflector system, a combination of two radio mirrors and sensitive receiver systems. It is suspended 450ft above the giant reflector dish. The mirrors focus radio waves coming from distant objects in space or radar signals that are sent out into space and bounce back from the surfaces of the planets and other bodies in the solar system.

Read that and tell me how you can bounce radio waves off of light projecting from something that is supposed to have died light years ago, or fix radio waves on light reaching us now from a constellation that formed light years ago.
The source of the light HAS to be there still or the radio signal would carry on past it if it hadn’t enough “mass” to stop it.

It does pass through the light projected by the source until it reaches the “mass” then it bounces back to the receiver, the light from the source becoming stronger and narrowing nearest the source, acting as all light does, stronger at the source and spreading and weakening as it travels outward.

I am not debating that light travels, nor am I debating the speed of light, only that what we are observing out there is happening NOW not light years ago.
Not only is the light traveling to us, but we are reaching out to that “light source” nullifying any time lapse, and nullifying the notion that we can go back in time.

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