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Is a bird that can fly really a free bird?
Dec 16th
The definition of free is enjoying individual freedom not under constraint from being subject to the control or domination of another.
Based upon this definition, just because a bird can fly, does not necessarily mean it is free.
Obviously not all birds have the ability to fly, and although they cannot take to the air, they are still not captive.
The only time a bird would not be free is if it was inhibited and unable to escape from constraint.
In summary, just because a bird can fly does not mean it is free.
Freedom is dependent upon the constraint, control and freewill of a More >
Nihilism: The Meaninglessness of Life.
Dec 16th
The belief of Nihilism is that all values are baseless, purposeless and nothing in life can be known, communicated or proven. Often mistaken as extreme cynical pessimism, the radical and often frowned upon term condemns life as a purposeless existence without cause. The best description of a nihilistic individual is someone who believes in nothing, has no loyalties, and has no other purpose than to destroy hope and realism.
Characterised by Friedrich Nietzsche, it was often argued that that the corrosive affects of nihilism would eventually destroy all moral, religious, and metaphysical convictions, which supposedly would precipitate the greatest crisis in More >
A Shark Tale
Nov 22nd
I would not be amazed if someday some angler caught a large shark, cut it open, and discovered inside was a whole person. Then the angler cut the person open, and inside was a smaller shark. And, although it would be incredible to see another human inside the smaller shark, there wouldn’t be, as the shark would be too small. Perhaps inside the shark there would be a human doll replica. But, inside that doll would be nothing. Inside the nothingness is where the shark now resides, outside existence and outside knowledge.
I now come to ask myself the following questions:
Why More >
If you eliminate the impossible, must whatever remains be the truth?
Jun 5th
Not necessarily.
If you were able to eliminate the impossible, you would be left with the possible.
Just because something is possible does not mean it is the truth.
Therefore, if you eliminate the impossible you are not left with the truth only a possible entity.






