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Programming Note

1/27/2017

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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 publicised 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 philosphers 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.
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John A. Johnson
1/28/2017 07:36:32 pm

Welcome back! I just returned from a tour of Costa Rica myself. There is a lot to be learned about the good life from these areas south of the US border. Pura vida!

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@EdGibney link
1/29/2017 01:27:43 pm

Indeed! I've never been to Costa Rica but am very interested to go and learn more about their modern political developments as well as all the great natural parks. After living in Europe for the past 6+ years and after visiting these central and south American countries with strong indigenous still around, it's become painfully obvious just how young and rootless the U.S. culture is. Hopefully they'll grow up soon. Thanks for the message!

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