An Invitation To Think

Monthly Archives: February 2014

Death By Planet and Other Silliness

Human beings believe a lot of funny things. For example, of the 9,535 reported deaths in London in the year 1632, thirteen (13) of them were allegedly caused by Planet.¹ As in, “the planets were aligned” or “misaligned” or “Mercury was in retrograde.” This “death by Planet” belief was thanks to the pseudoscience of astrology,… Continue Reading

“Positivity is baloney, this trait is immeasurably better.”

Popular opinion seems to skew towards the benefits of surrounding yourself with positivity. Meaning, surround yourself with people who tell you things like this: “You can do anything you put your mind to!” “You should do whatever you want, who cares what anyone else thinks!” “Those people don’t like what you’re saying/doing because they’re haters.”… Continue Reading

What does my underwear have to do with changing your beliefs?

“My view is that if your philosophy is not unsettled daily then you are blind to all the universe has to offer.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson A few weeks ago I was in Austin, Texas hanging with a couple people and we were talking about underwear. Specifically ExOfficio boxer-briefs, which are popular amongst the traveler… Continue Reading

8 embarrassing signs I was a dumb baby

Yesterday I was thinking about what I was like as a baby and I came to a conclusion.  When I was a baby I was extraordinarily dumb. It’s no surprise I had to wait until I was five years old until they finally let me into a school classroom. I’m glad I lived in a… Continue Reading