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Why The Nine Greek Muses Are Better Than Prometheus
If you know anything about Greek mythology, you probably know some part of the story of Prometheus, the hero who stole fire from the sun and gave it to the fledgling human race. You probably also know how Zeus punished … Continue reading
What are you doing?
There is a political faction in the United States whose members believe that their most important religious duty is to create (a very narrow and conservative version of) the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. I probably don’t need to name … Continue reading
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Anger and Protest in Douglas Adams, The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Shortly after the destruction of his house his planet to make way for an interstellar bypass (the planet happened to be Earth, by the way), Arthur Dent, Earthling, accidentally joins a mission to find a mythical planet called Magrathea, a … Continue reading
An Economy Of Words – Poetry by Bob Myers, My Dad.
The following is my “Publisher’s Foreword”, which I wrote for my dad’s book of collected poems, “An Economy Of Words“. Now that Mom and Dad have seen it, I can share it with all of you. ~Bren. If you are … Continue reading
Luke Skywalker: A Hero of Peace And Purpose
Luke Skywalker was my childhood hero. Back then, I admired him for his adventurousness, bravery, and victory. Now as an adult, I admire him for his philosophical integrity. Here’s why. In A New Hope (1977), Luke is a farm boy. … Continue reading
Discourse Ethics, and a possible solution to the Paradox of Tolerance
Discussions, debates, and arguments, are among the most ancient and most useful ways in which people sharpen their intellectual skills and learn from each other. Yet many debates quickly become useless shouting matches or festivals of hate. Online debates are … Continue reading
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A game development studio in my house? And other questions.
A few weeks ago I posted this question to my social media followers: “Hypothetically speaking: if I were to create a games development team, would you or someone you know be interested in joining?” Lots of people said yes– many … Continue reading
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Whatever happened to the romantic life? A personal question.
When I was a teenager, my favorite film was Terry Gilliam’s “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen” (1988). It’s about the nature of fantasy, and argues that a life of romanticism and imagination is better than a life of science and … Continue reading
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From whom must civilization be ‘reclaimed’?
I’ve been asked this question, because the title of my books is “Reclaiming Civilization”. Who, or what, am I saying civilization needs to be reclaimed from? It needs to be reclaimed from several world views of cleverly-disguised misanthropy which, if … Continue reading
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Thinking about Civilization (the computer game) and what it says about Civilization (the human phenomena)
Every time I play Sid Meyer’s Civilization, a moment arrives when I stop playing, look at the map, and think about what the game is saying about nature and essence of civilization as a human phenomenon. The game was thus … Continue reading