Posts tagged with "Philosophy"

Why I'm a Theist, a Holiday Message.

Date: December 20, 2010 - 10:53am (Last updated: December 20, 2010 - 7:48pm)
Author: Mark Trapp

This blog post isn't about technology, so if you've subscribed to my posts or follow me because of my technology-related stuff, I wouldn't be offended if you skipped over this post.

How can you be sure the Sun will rise tomorrow? It's not a question most people dwell on. We all take it for granted that some scientist—maybe it was Galileo or Copernicus or one of those guys from Italy or somesuch a long time ago who bothered to find out—proved, using the scientific method, that when the Sun sets at the end of the day, it's going to rise again the next morning.

What if I told you that there is no empirical evidence that sufficiently demonstrates the Sun will rise tomorrow? Poppycock, you say! That's just like saying "Evolution is a theory!" But it's true: we don't rely solely on empirical evidence to arrive at the conclusion that the Sun will rise tomorrow.

Testing, Testing, 1-2-3.

Date: January 7, 2009 - 8:58pm (Last updated: January 7, 2009 - 10:28pm)
Author: Mark Trapp

This weekend, Twitter was the target of an extensive phishing campaign and a shady 3rd-party app that sold all its user data. Thousands of people were affected, and even the celebrities and news organizations were not spared. On FriendFeed, a 3rd-party application was introduced last night that produced unintended results: this week should serve as an indicator that we, as early adopters, need to take off our blinders and realize we need to add some thought before we try things out.

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