Nothing incapacitates the ability to reason morally more than believing in moral realism

Scandalous that Nagel never considered just asking Matt Murdoch

Wait, so was Nietzsche a utilitarian who was just super into the idea of utility monsters?

Okay, so I have a coffee stain on my shirt, so what? You gonna judge me for it? It doesn’t mean anything. Nothing important, anyhow.

General Relativity is the ultimate in gutsy ad hoc adjustment of surrounding theories to accommodate a proposition you insist on. Einstein: “Light always travels at the same speed and it’s the fastest speed there is. I will literally bend your conception of space and time to make it come out true.”

I bought three books about physics before getting out of bed today. obviously I'm not ever going to read them, but this does give me a somehow even greater feeling of superiority than I had before

What? We started another year? Ugh. This means my friends and family will all have birthdays *again*, doesn’t it? 🙄

Will people on Mars celebrate New Years according to the orbit of Mars, or will they align with Earth’s? If Earth’s, what timezone?

I would never "improve myself" in order to get people to like me. That would actually be a form of manipulation

[In a cave somewhere; the first stirrings of what would become philosophy of mind:] “Why I move but not rock? I make me move. Only other things make rock move. Why? Just because no legs?” Panpsychists [in the 21st century]: “Basically yeah; it’s all a spectrum.” 🤷‍♂️

Veronica Coan: “Daddy, do scientists just spend most of their time saying, ‘this is bullshit, this is bullshit, and this is also bullshit?’” Jim Coan: “Yes, my love, that is what scientists spend most of their time doing.”

Late to the party but over the last week this has been my favourite thing that exists in the world youtu.be/_LJi5na897Y?...

Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee (2024) Full Album HQ

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[Me drying off] My fingernails: hey check this out we grew 1/8” (3mm) while you were in the bath Me: no idea how you guys do that

This is the vibe and format I’d like to adopt whenever I send notice that I’m opting out of something or other

Q: Will this book give me an existential crisis? A: While I cannot guarantee ZERO existential crises I can tell you that most readers find it “strangely comforting.” Also there are lots of jokes in the footnotes, if that helps.

Don’t you hate it when your left hand feels like your right hand and your right hand feels like your left hand?

ben shapiro sounds like something a wizard says when he wants somewhere to sit down at the park

“I’ve never talked about the taste of receipt paper with other people” — my cousin

Interviewer: what's your greatest strength? Me: i have exceptional hindsight Interviewer: that doesn't really help us Me: yes, i see that now

I think a band could really make a name for themselves by releasing an album of thanksgiving music

I saw some discussion of “antigravity belts” in relation to some game which allow a person to fly and I just want to point out that all belts are antigravity devices that’s what they do

Kant describing laughter as “an affection arising from the sudden transformation of a strained expectation into nothing” makes me suspect Kant had theories about humour in the same way Mary-the-colour-scientist trapped in a b&w room had theories about seeing red

sometimes I think about how weird music is. "ah yes, I enjoy listening to sounds sequenced in a specific way that triggers emotions in my brain." very normal

I passed my genetic engineering exam with flying koalas.

I just cross-bred a crocodile and a homing pigeon. I expect that'll come back to bite me.

I really think at its heart philosophy is one giant battle, taking place over many eras and nations, between people who are basically pleasant bureaucrats and people who are sexy murder poets, and it’s both super important and super boring that the pleasant bureaucrats must win.

Should a robot that massages your feet be considered a “sex robot”?