Burton VoorheesThinking Straight. II: Automatic Processes“Study the assumptions behind your actions. Then study the assumptions behind your assumptions.” Idries Shah, Learning How to Learn2d ago2d ago
Burton VoorheesThinking Straight. I: Heuristics of Reason“Ignorance is servitude and knowledge gives hope, but only understanding is freedom.” Idries Shah, Observations6d ago26d ago2
Burton VoorheesA Fish Needs A BicycleTo swim up stream to spawn, a bicycle will do To get you past the rapids you’d be swimming through. So find one bright and shiny, with a…Aug 2Aug 2
Burton VoorheesinThe Quantastic JournalMoral Orientation and Critical ThoughtTraining aesthetic sensitivity is as crucial as teaching analytical and critical techniques, setting students on the path toward objective…Jul 232Jul 232
Burton VoorheesIs Health Care a Human Right [1]?There is a story told that the anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what it was that she considered the first sign of human…Jul 214Jul 214
Burton VoorheesDid Biden Have Covid?I aw in the morning news that Biden had a cold during the debate. Perhaps, we’ll have to see. If so, though, was it covid? I came down with…Jul 32Jul 32
Burton VoorheesA Paradox of PlentyI had an interesting conversation with a friend today. Bill was talking about hummingbirds. Everybody likes humming birds, but they are…Jun 281Jun 281
Burton VoorheesComment on The Garden Path: Chapter 3, The Calling, Verses 9–12Verses one to four point to the intuition of a calling that comes from beyond ordinary life. Verses five to eight describe the fears and…Jun 233Jun 233
Burton VoorheesThe Economics of HeavenThis came to me last night in a dream. Most of the time, it’s possible to discover the source, or at least fragmented sources for dreams…Jun 231Jun 231