Biblically speaking, human life as we know it began with a warning. Nothing too complicated, just a simple, straight-forward “Don’t eat the fruit.” Easy enough. The Greeks rehash (or technically, predate) this theme; only their translation says “Don’t open the box.” See the difference? Either way, it’s still pretty simple, and I’m sure if I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘philosophy’
The Forbidden Fruit tastes…a little irrelevant, actually.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chuck, cultural theory, gender issues, Greek mythology, john crichton, philosophy, religion, Stardust, the Bible, the spiderwick chronicles on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Shoelaces
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 30 rock, cultural theory, muppets, personality, philosophy, shoes, soccer on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
First off: I believe that everyone I have ever met–whether they have moved across the world, learned to drive, grown weird facial hair, decided they’re into dudes instead of chicks, changed religion, switched from Pepsi to Coke and vice versa, or any other of a gazillion behaviour mutations–is exactly the same person as the day I [...]
Drinking the Kool-aid
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged academia, caviar, church, escargot, head cheese, hell, Landmark Education, philosophy, Plato, religion, self-help, shakespeare, Star Trek, The Love Guru, work on December 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Though I’m sure there are some that would argue me on this one, I give things the benefit of the doubt probably more than I should. I swear this to be true. Experiences, for example. I have tried escargot and head cheese and caviar, because why should we prejudice these any more than pork or [...]
