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Brain

Posted on February 19, 2015 by zjb
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Time Machine (Gordon Earl Adams)

Posted on November 16, 2014 by zjb

His goal was to control time and space. But is this design-scheme any less loopy than, what, The Star of Redemption? Speculative and “spectacular,” both plans were driven by the powers and force effects of cyclical motion. The only difference is that … Continue reading →

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Deep Space Angelus Novus (Paper Mache Comet-Object)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by zjb

A few quick comments: The Object Oriented Ontologists will be having a field day with the new photographs from the European Space Agency’s Philae lander. The object at hand is truly withdrawn from the form of relation. Comets are seraphic beings. … Continue reading →

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Atheist Mysticism in NYT (Barbara Ehrenreich)

Posted on April 7, 2014 by zjb

I’m always fascinated by the appearance of religion and Judaism in the secular medium of the New York Times. This week what caught my interest was a confessional piece by Barbara Ehrenreich. A committed atheist, part of the piece roots … Continue reading →

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Science – Replication – Philosophy – Ouija

Posted on February 11, 2014 by zjb

Anyone who knows better than I do, please feel free to tell me that I don’t understand that about which I’m trying to talk. But I’ll ask, naively. At what point does science stop being scientific, i.e. based on experiments … Continue reading →

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Mordecai Kaplan — Religion of Human Techno-Genesis and Emergent Evolution

Posted on January 30, 2014 by zjb

[Note to readers: This longer than usual post represents the center of gravity to my current thinking here at JPP re: Mordecai Kaplan. Preparing a conference presentation on Kaplan and technology, I didn’t think there was going to be too … Continue reading →

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Conference (Death and the Philosophy of Halakhah) (Van Leer Jerusalem Institute)

Posted on December 23, 2013 by zjb

Death and the Philosophy of Halakhah The Fifth Conference on the Philosophy of Halakhah Monday-Tuesday, 23-24 December 2013 At The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute 43 Jabotinsky Street, Jerusalem The conference will be live broadcast The conference will examine the direct … Continue reading →

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Invisible (Dark Matter) (Non-Empirical Science)

Posted on November 3, 2013 by zjb

I think this article is charming. It’s about the failure of a big-science apparatus to detect invisible dark matter. It’s called the Large Underground Xenon dark matter experiment. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/science/space/dark-matter-experiment-has-found-nothing-scientists-say-proudly.html?hpw Dark matter, the object which the machine failed to capture, may not … Continue reading →

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Evolutionary Psychology Religion

Posted on October 15, 2013 by zjb

I don’t understand the claims by evolutionary psychologists who try to account for the “primitive” origins of religion, claims like this one, paraphrased by anthropologist T.M. Luhrman, who herself is critical of such assertions: One interpretation of these data is … Continue reading →

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Non-Foundational Ethics (Laurie Zoloth)

Posted on September 11, 2012 by zjb

Laurie Zoloth came to Syracuse University to talk about Jewish bioethics. As always, Laurie’s remarks took on the appearance of a seamless fusion of theory and practice, rabbinic reflection and contemporary ethical exigencies. From the Talmud Laurie introduces a theoretical … Continue reading →

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