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I have recreated this blog on WordPress and titled it "Elegant Snaarsiverse." If you like this blog, please check out the new version at http://snaars.wordpress.com/ and let me know what you think. It's time for some sort of change, whether I end up staying with wordpress or not. Snaarsissism is a good running joke, but it's not truly what the blog is about. When I come to any dramatic

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So much to write, so little time... The snaars wife: I don't often write about her, but snaars fans should know that she is central and indispensable to the phenomenon. Seriously, Michelle has borne the brunt of the family's troubles of the last two years or so. We are healing from the disaster that ensued after our move north, and Michelle has had to do the most. In an unfamiliar house, far

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courtesy of the GSA:Homosexuality is not natural, much like eyeglasses, polyester, and birth control are not natural. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. Infertile couples and old people cannot get legally married because the world needs more children.Obviously gay parents will raise gay children because straight parents only raise straight children.Straight marriage

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Cone Friend One day while jogging down the street, I stopped to rest my weary feet, Beneath a tree I saw a sight, That filled my heart with joy and light, A cone! A beautiful cone stood tall, Waiting for me to call, And lead him to our little home, And stay with us and never roam, Our hearts have been happy, our spirits always soar, Ever since that little angel came through our door.The

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I touched on the idea of the extended mind over a year ago, when I wrote "love, pizza, grief, and personal identity. At the time, I had not heard the idea named, and did not know that the extended mind thesis is a well-developed and hot topic in cognitive science and philosophy of mind. I find it fascinating: From Wikipedia: The Extended Mind refers to an emerging concept within the philosophy

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Immanuel Kant was a real pissant Who was very rarely stable. Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar Who could think you under the table. David Hume could out-consume Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, [some versions have 'Schopenhauer and Hegel'] And Wittgenstein was a beery swine Who was just as schloshed as Schlegel. There's nothing Nietzsche couldn't teach ya 'Bout the raising of the wrist.

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I think I'd like the following to be read at my funeral (not that I'm expecting it anytime soon):What delightful hosts they are--Love and Laughter! Lingeringly I turn away at this late hour, yet glad They have not withheld from me their high hospitality. So at the door I pause to press their hands just once more And say, "So fine a time! Thank you both . . . and goodbye." - Anonymous

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These are my ideal candidates, according to The Presidential Candidate Selector. 1. Theoretical Ideal Candidate (100%) 2. Barack Obama (83%) 3. Dennis Kucinich (81%) 4. Alan Augustson (campaign suspended) (73%) 5. Joseph Biden (72%) 6. Wesley Clark (not running, endorsed Clinton) (72%) 7. Christopher Dodd (70%) 8. Hillary Clinton (70%) 9. John Edwards (69%)

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This is a very long video (almost 2 hours) but quite worthwhile for anyone interested in understanding why intelligent design creationism is bad science. Especially interesting to me were the bits where Miller discusses evidence against irreducible complexity. Miller is a Roman Catholic biology professor at Brown University, and he believes that faith and science are compatible. I disagree

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Unrest in Myanmar - latimes.com Click the link for images of the junta's crackdown on civil disobedience. Given that my readers have ready access to news and information, I'm sure you know about the current events, or can easily find out. I don't know what to add, other than I am saddened and outraged. This is what happens when too much power rests with the few and corrupt. The Buddhist monks

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The title was too good to resist:Chimpanzees Share Forbidden Fruit Abstract:The sharing of wild plant foods is infrequent in chimpanzees, but in chimpanzee communities that engage in hunting, meat is frequently used as a ‘social tool’ for nurturing alliances and social bonds. Here we report the only recorded example of regular sharing of plant foods by unrelated, non-provisioned wild chimpanzees

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Since I've been blogging again recently I decided to update my profile. My old profile was more of a blog description anyway, and since I was getting tired of the old header, I moved the description from the profile and put it in the blog header. The old header read:Welcome. Rejoice at the discovery of this website, for your eyes do not deceive you. Truly I say unto you, the universe is One,

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I bought Brian Greene's best-selling popular science novel, "The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory" today. Hopefully, I'll have something both philosophical and irrelevant to say about string theory after reading the book. But first off, let me say that string theory is really a fool's quest, and here's why: String theory is touted as the

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Narcissism (from "Abstract Concepts"): Narcissism is a set of character traits concerned with self-admiration, self-centeredness and self-regard...in Narcissistic Personality Disorder ... the patient overestimates his abilities and has an excessive need for admiration and affirmation ... Some sources suggest that narcissistic personality disorder may be an infantile, defensive personality

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It's SO simple, really. Ken Ham, the protuberant creationist apologist, has a neatly packaged Answer-In-Genesis to the question of why Evolutionists "refuse" to believe. Be you creationist or evolutionist, you may be surprised to find out that the controversy is not about the actual evidence for or against your position. No, we can never look to the evidence to decide the matter. The key, you

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Here's a brief update for my online friends. Sorry I haven't been in touch the last few months. I've been working two jobs. When I am home I spend a lot of time with the snaars spouse and snaars kids. It's hard to believe Saadia turned one year old last month - but it's true. Simcha is in kindergarten and Havilah is in the second grade. They are, each of them, fantastic kids. Every day there's

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Having withheld my snaarsissistic blessings for what I have calculated precisely to be just the right amount of time, I hereby deign and design to impart and bestow grandiose words of opportune importunity. No longer will I the silence, endured by so many and long, and so fortunately, be the purveyor of **. It's been months since I've written anything substantive. That's because, in my

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Sweep the leg, Johnny. Relive a bit of 1985, with a twist, brought to you by No More Kings. Coments welcome.

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In fulfillment of my promise to the girls to take them to see the Atlantic Ocean before the end of the summer, we spent the day at Cape Henlopen on Sunday. We forgot to take the camera, but I was sort of glad because the salt air and sand could have ruined it. The weather couldn't have been better, but the public showers were COLD (brr!)

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Added all sorts of post labels today. They're not perfect because they're still somewhat inconsistently applied, but I like having them. Enjoy! Who likes my new profile picture?

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I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind There was something so pleasant about that phase. Even your emotions had an echo In so much space And when you're out there Without care, Yeah, I was out of touch But it wasn't because I didn't know enough I just knew too much Does that make me crazy Does that make me crazy Does that make me crazy Probably And I hope that

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The veil has been lifted. Now anyone can view the snaarsliest of snaarsies. (Keep your thoughts pure. Don't go blind!)

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Mr. Deity! Should entertain the theist and non-theist alike. As gently irreverent as the Father Ted series. Kept me laughing for about an hour. 6/13/07 Playlist updated. (Corrected play order and removed unwanted videos. How did those get in there?) 6/18/07 Scrapped Grouper and erected UTube over the remains. I like UTube better, and Grouper removed episode ten from my playlist and from their

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Today I've started putting labels on all the posts in the archive. It's a lot of work, but it will be worth it. Anyone that clicks on the labels links for the next couple of weeks should keep in mind that I'm still working on them.

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Working Class Hero by John Lennon, 1970 As soon as you're born they make you feel small By giving you no time instead of it all Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all A working class hero is something to be They hurt you at home and they hit you at school They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool Till you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules A working class

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