Of course, the real IQ test is "Do you think intelligence is the sort of thing that can be adequately expressed with numbers?"
Thought of the Day
Thought of the Day: Power
We keep giving our rulers more power so that they can prevent anyone from having too much power.
Thought of the Day: Tom Cruise
Has anyone checked Tom Cruise's attic for the portrait of an old man, wizened and corrupted beyond all recognition? No reason. Just curious.
Thought of the Day: Significant Other
I don't really like the term 'significant other'. It seems to me a problem that the same phrase can refer equally well to the love of your life or the alien that lives inside your head.
Thought of the Day
My reaction when public schools claim to teach kids to think for themselves:"Admirable. I recommend you start by asking their views on the phrase 'Nemo dat quod non habet'."
Thought of the Day
The fact that we cannot trust our current rulers - whether government, media, corporate, or Church - is itself one of the things that must be taken into account by any solution to the current situation.
Thought of the Day: “I Pay Your Salary!”
You know the common canard “I pay your salary!” directed against, say, police officers or teachers? Have you ever considered just how absurd that is? Let’s say that I have a dispute with a certain public school teacher and I play this card. Well, in the first place, I don’t pay his salary: I pay … Continue reading Thought of the Day: “I Pay Your Salary!”
Friday Flotsam: Free Thinking, a Review, and the End of the World
1. One of my co-workers has a sticker on his computer that says ‘Danger: Free Thinker’. I don’t want to jump to conclusions, and he seems like a decent guy, but in my experience legitimate ‘free thinkers’ (to the extent that such creatures exist) do not proudly identify themselves as such. ‘Free thinker’ or ‘think … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Free Thinking, a Review, and the End of the World
Thought of the Day: Pioneering Jewish Comedians
Pioneering Jewish Comedian syndrome: when someone claims to be pioneering something and talks as though it were something new and daring, when in fact it's already fairly commonplace and expected. Equivalent to saying “Are mainstream audiences ready to accept a Jewish comedian?!"
Meme of the Day: Majority
And the realistic version:"One federal judge without integrity is a majority."
Serpent's Den 