Humor and Speculation
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More Stuff for Kevin
Kevin has been asking for some more reworks of creationist propaganda meme’s, so here is the latest. First a redo of one I first saw through Tedman. Another one sources from Tedman And now a request from Kevin One I… Continue reading
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Between the Dress and the Sandwich
Stratigraphy, Bracketing, and the Practical Art of Finding What Got Buried The ring shows up where it absolutely should not be. That is the part my wife liked first, because she immediately recognized the truth of it. Not the geology,… Continue reading
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Propaganda Memes Bite Both Ways
One thing I notice, especially with so much exposure to social media, is that far too many people with strange agendas and very little imagination have turned to meme based propaganda as the primary vehicle for pushing a message. The… Continue reading
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Stuff for Kevin
Kevin has been asking for some reworks of creationist propaganda meme’s, so here is the latest. First, the 2 parts of the creationist meme from https://www.chick.com/products/tract?stk=0055 And the rework… thoughts? And, some prior ones… Continue reading
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Where the Extra Goes
On category errors, earnest minds, and the quiet cost of answering the wrong question I posted it with a grin, not a scaffold. “Today’s stupid physics question: If energy is conserved, where does all the ‘extra’ interpretation go when we… Continue reading
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Edges of Nature
On the Words We Use When Reality Feels Slightly Off, Mostly Explained, or Just Plain Misnamed “Etymology is either the world’s most interesting, boring subject, or the world’s most boring, interesting subject.” That was paraphrased by my 11th grade English… Continue reading
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A Posture Against Knowing
Hofstadter’s Diagnosis, Asimov’s Warning, and the Rise of Manufactured Doubt The rain here has a way of pressing thoughts closer together. You notice what people say about knowledge when the light goes flat. I keep returning to Richard Hofstadter, a… Continue reading
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The Back‑Stab as Strategy
Why following trends after damage doesn’t reset the ledger I have a regular news feed, curated for “evil people doing evil to other evil people”. I created it mostly because I like comic books, and sometimes life imitates comics and… Continue reading
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Subjective Enough: A Small Argument Against “Transjective”
Ok, a shorter essay, because the antler one was a lot. Someone on Philosophy Threads asked, “Is wisdom subjective or objective?” which is the kind of question that shows up looking simple and leaves with your furniture rearranged. The first… Continue reading
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New Dictionary Entries for July
So here at the Blog of Celery, we try to keep up on new and useful definitions which range from those we hear in the odd Thread, Facebook or other social media context, our highly frequented coffee shops, or those… Continue reading
