From Plato and Platypus Walk into a Bar...

Here’s another example of a philogag, this one a riff on the Argument from Analogy, which says that if two outcomes are similar, they must have a similar cause: A ninety-year-old man went to the doctor and said, “Doctor, my eighteen-year-old wife is expecting a baby.” The doctor said, “Let me tell you a story. A man went hunting, but instead of a gun, he picked up an umbrella by mistake. When a bear suddenly charged at the man, he picked up the umbrella, shot the bear, and killed it.” The man said, “Impossible. Someone else must have shot that bear.” The doctor said, “My point exactly!"

You couldn’t ask for a better illustration of the Argument from Analogy, a philosophical ploy currently (and erroneously) being used in the argument for Intelligent Design (i.e., if there ’s an eyeball, there must be an Eyeball-Designer-in-the-Sky.)

Egyptian Protests

Society is like a stew. If you don't stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top. - Edward Abbey

What Happened to the God Inside Me?!

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I hear that saints see God in everything - in trees, in birds, in rocks, in murderers, you name it.  For them, God is every where.

In the past, I met a few Swamis face to face, saluted them, and humbly asked them some questions on spirituality.  

I wonder why they didn't fall on my feet in ecstasy the moment they saw me, and bow to the God inside me?!  On the contrary, I felt that they were a bit taken aback on realizing that I wasn't prostrating to them!

Of course, I didn't really mean that I want anybody to bow to me.  But, aren't these saints better trained to see God everywhere when compared to ordinary folks? I wonder why these pros expect us (the material minds) to be quicker on the draw?

I will keep looking!