Hola! I've been gone for a few weeks, so I just wanted to drop a quick post to say that I will be returning to my regularly scheduled blog posts next week as I continue examining philosophical thought experiments. I've been spending some of my break writing a philosophical short story for a competition that is being held by the Sci Phi Journal (as publicized in a blog post by the American Philosophy Association). The deadline for that competition is February 1st, so I'll be wrapping up my story over the weekend, but I won't be able to share it here for several weeks or months depending on how it is judged. If you want to submit something of your own, you still have a few days. Good luck to all!
While I was gone, I also spent a couple of weeks in Mexico on a personal tour of Oaxaca, Cuernavaca, and Mexico City. While I was there, learning about the fantastic, sophisticated, and ancient culture of the people in that nation, the U.S. inaugurated a new president who has promised to build a wall on its southern border to keep those people out. What a shame. I encourage all of you to do what you can to promote cooperation in this issue rather than competition, since we know from evolutionary history that cooperation is stronger over the long term. If you get discouraged or feel hopeless about this situation, though, remember this fantastic quote I just learned.
Para todo mal, Mezcal. Para todo bien, tambien.
I know philosophers like to quote the phrase in vino veritas, but this one feels more helpful now. It means:
For everything bad, there is Mezcal. For everything good, the same works too.
Salud! And keep your spirits up. I'll be back again on Monday with some deeper distraction.
While I was gone, I also spent a couple of weeks in Mexico on a personal tour of Oaxaca, Cuernavaca, and Mexico City. While I was there, learning about the fantastic, sophisticated, and ancient culture of the people in that nation, the U.S. inaugurated a new president who has promised to build a wall on its southern border to keep those people out. What a shame. I encourage all of you to do what you can to promote cooperation in this issue rather than competition, since we know from evolutionary history that cooperation is stronger over the long term. If you get discouraged or feel hopeless about this situation, though, remember this fantastic quote I just learned.
Para todo mal, Mezcal. Para todo bien, tambien.
I know philosophers like to quote the phrase in vino veritas, but this one feels more helpful now. It means:
For everything bad, there is Mezcal. For everything good, the same works too.
Salud! And keep your spirits up. I'll be back again on Monday with some deeper distraction.
