Move to Blogger

I am moving the blog to blogspot.

http://dnpt.blogspot.com/

Why:

• So it’s in the same place as my ultimate blog.
• Blogger has many new features that it did not have when I started the blog; they are free and mostly easy to use. WordPress requires that I pay even to edit the CSS stylesheet.

The Edge Annual Question — 2008

When thinking changes your mind, that’s philosophy.
When God changes your mind, that’s faith.
When facts change your mind, that’s science.

WHAT HAVE YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT? WHY?

Science is based on evidence. What happens when the data change? How have scientific findings or arguments changed your mind?”

Discuss…

Links:

• www.edge.org

Alan Watts’s soporific properties

For those who don’t know, Alan Watts (January 6, 1915 – November 16, 1973) was a philosopher, writer, speaker, and expert in comparative religion. He wrote over twenty-five books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, consciousness and the pursuit of happiness, relating his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religions or philosophies (Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Hinduism). Taken from Wikipedia.

In his lifetime he wrote many books and delivered many lectures and seminars. Most of these lectures and seminars were recorded and are now available in mp3 format. Some of them as podcasts.

I find both the books and the podcasts quite interesting, but I have also discovered that the podcasts have potent soporific properties. If you have trouble sleeping, tuck yourself in bed, lower or switch off the light, and play one of the audio files. You’ll be asleep in no time.

Links:
- Alan Watts website
- Alan Watts podcasts