I Am

After eight years, it turns out I'd been right all along? In September 2016, I felt I finally had a word that explained the way that I was. I'd broken down in my therapist's office, wishing I was dead, and three days later, I told my dad to take me there again. Since I didn’t … Continue reading I Am →

Peh

Premises What if my premises are wrong? Then my conclusion does not follow. Premises can consist of beliefs which can be fact-based or opinion-based. Facts are either right or wrong while opinions are neither right nor wrong. People can come to find that what they took to be true isn't true, or they could change … Continue reading Peh →

Absurdity II

The human mind is like the dream and life itself is like waking life. Humans try to construe life to make sense to them, attempting to categorize things, drawing lines that end up being essentially arbitrary. Maybe the very idea of making sense is merely a human thing, or a mind thing. Does that make … Continue reading Absurdity II →

Absurdity

I can feel like I don't want to be part of this world. When I'm dreaming, what happens in the dream can seem to make total sense. Then I wake up and reflect on the dream and realize that it didn't make sense. It didn't make sense that I could breathe underwater. It didn't make … Continue reading Absurdity →

Abstraction

An interface allows you to interact with an object without seeing its inner workings. Hiding an object's inner workings behind the wall of an interface is known as abstraction.Even though you don't necessarily know what's going on under the hood of a vehicle, you can still operate it by using the brake and gas pedals … Continue reading Abstraction →

Reason

Reason can be viewed as a golden crown atop humanity. "Look at us. We're so smart. We can reeeasooon." But reasoning has its flaws. Deductive Reasoning Deductive reasoning is starting with a set of premises to form a conclusion. Premise 1: All chocolate bars are tasty.Premise 2: A Snicker's is a chocolate bar.Conclusion: Therefore a … Continue reading Reason →

More than One Kind of Cookie

People might want you to believe that there is only one kind of cookie, but don't buy it--don't buy their cookies... unless you really want to. There are a variety of cookies, and one person's delicious could be another's vile. I tried someone's cookies. They had dark chocolate chunks in them. Sweet yet bitter. In … Continue reading More than One Kind of Cookie →