Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(Policy of Truth) We’re Going to Need a Bigger Movement
The US-Israeli war on Iran is two weeks old, and getting worse every day. So far, the anti-war movement’s response has been salutary, but muted. A lot of astute commentators deserve credit for saying a lot of the right things, but as far as visible public outcry is concerned, we’ve fallen short. I split my…
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(Cat and Girl) Arts and Letters
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Dorothy at Cat and Girl.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) What’s the wine made of? Probably I don’t want to know
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Gil Thorp, 3/14/26 Emily “Mimi” Clover has, at various overlapping times, been Gil’s student, assistant coach, and wife.…
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(Policy of Truth) Operation Epic Fuck Up
This is a syndicated post, originally published by Irfan Khawaja at Policy of Truth.
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on First World Problems by Irfan Khawaja
In reply to Roderick T. Long. Good one LikeLike
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Collections: Warfare in Dune, Part II: The Fremen Jihad
This is the second part (I, II) of our somewhat silly look about the plausibility of warfare in Frank Herbert’s Dune. Last week, we looked at the system of warfare that is dominant in the setting when the first book opens: warfare among the Great Houses. While I noted some worldbuilding issues I see –…
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( Comments for Policy of Truth ) Comment on First World Problems by Roderick T. Long
The collapse of civilisation is a dish best served cold. LikeLike
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(Policy of Truth) First World Problems
I’m in a car, late as usual but on my way to work. The driver has 94.5 WPST-FM on, and the “morning crew” is inviting call-in comments on their deep discussion topic du jour: how long should you wait to complain at a restaurant before you regard your “server” as late in bringing your order?…
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