Archive for March 9th, 2006

Do chemical interactions provide the illusion of free will?

4 comments March 9th, 2006

I’ve known a couple of people in my lifetime who have mental disorders, like borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder. Both of them had their disorders controlled to some extent by drugs. When they go off the drugs, chemical imbalances in their brains cause them to experience depression and negative and destructive thought patterns. These thought patterns are controlled by the drugs, apparently bringing a chemical balance back to the brain.

What I’ve been thinking about today is this.

My cat pretends to be the alarm

2 comments March 9th, 2006

But she always gets the damn time wrong!

It’s really weird, but it doesn’t matter what time the alarm is set for, my cat (Eve) will always wake us up about 10 minutes before the alarm goes off. It doesn’t matter if it’s set for 6am or 6:30am or even 8am. She will always start scratching at the mat - her signal to be fed - ten minutes before the alarm is due to go off.

Where are the rainbow sheep?

2 comments March 9th, 2006

Racism is alive and well in the UK

UK kindergartens bleat about nursery rhyme

Kindergartens in Britain have sparked controversy by changing the lyrics of a traditional nursery rhyme.

Instead of “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, toddlers at the kindergartens in Oxfordshire chant “Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep.”

Supporters argue the original words alienate and offend young black children.

Parents of the children are understood to be unhappy about the move.

Why racist, you ask? Because this issue is based on race, therefore it’s racist.


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