Skeptical Zen 102: pattern matching
Human brains are build for pattern matching. Suppose your brains often sees that A and B occur together. So when it detects A, it will expect that B will be there too.
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Skeptical Zen 101
I've been familiar with Hanlon's razor in one form or another for many years. Basically:
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God, can I ask You a question? (the implication)
Me: God, how come my car wouldn't start today?
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Boys and girls are different: A scientific study.
Hypothesis: Boys and girls are innately behaviorally different.
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"Useful" Subjects
"Kids should learn all kinds of things, like geography, classic literature, ancient history, world history, American history, economics, philosophy, world religions, art, theater, music, Latin, French, iambic pentameter, haikus, sentence diagramming, and algebra."
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"Works for me", part 2: almost anecdotes
My second attempt at fighting anecdotes… with anecdotes….
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Useful Subjects
"Kids should learn all kinds of things, like geography, classic literature, ancient history, world history, American history, state capitals, economics, philosophy, world religions, art, theater, music, Latin, French, iambic pentameter, haikus, sentence diagramming, and algebra."
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These are a few of my free-vorite things: Digital Media Viewers/Players
I thought I'd begin a series on my favorite free/open-source software. This one deals with software for handling videos, music, and photos. Some of these are Linux-only, but many of have Windows versions as well.
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Ear worm…
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i before e except after c
Remember: it's "i" before "e" except after "c". Simple!
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Fundamental attribution error
Have you ever gone to a grocery store the day before a big winter storm is supposed to hit? Did you see all those idiots shopping in a panic? Some are even picking up three loaves of bread and two gallons of milk! I mean come on! It's not like this is the end of the world! You live in a major metropolitan area: You don't need to stock up and go into survival mode.
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My Unitarian Universalist diary entry
For a while I've wanted to take a peek at what the Unitarian Universalists were up to. I've been hearing about them for quite a while, and heard that they have many non-religious and non-theistic members. We're new in town and haven't met many people, so I was hoping that it'd be a neat way to hook up with some relaxed and interesting people. Also, they offer some kids' programs on religious education that would be great for my daughter, and a good place for her to play, do crafts, and meet other kids too. She seemed interested, especially in the "play" and "other kids" part.
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