Bad Philosophy

Why are we here? What’s this all about? What is my purpose? What is yours? Is there even one at all? These are easy questions to ask, but answering them is a whole different story. Wolfram Alpha has one idea. We’ve got some others.

Continue reading

anarchy, Aristotle, Battlestar Galactica, cognition, computers, consciousness, decision theory, Douglas Adams, evolution, existentialism, happiness, hedonism, Hinduism, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, immortality, intelligence, Jediah, Josh, Kevin, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, mathematics, meta, Moore's Law, morality, nihilism, Pentium, philosophy of mind, physics, progress, purpose, rationality, reincarnation, religion, science, singularity, Star Trek, statistics, Stephen, stock market, suicide, teleology, Turing test, value, Wall-E, YouTube

One may be the loneliest number that you’ll ever do, but two is certainly NOT as bad as one when it’s Bad Philosophy. Kevin and I convened over Skype this week in leu of any other panelists. We actually got the audio working half-decently (can you believe it?!) and had a great back-and-forth about a wide variety of topics. So sit back, kindle your excitement, strap on your golden parachute, and shove those old VHS bootlegs of Oh, Killmas Tree under your desk – it’s time for some BF!

Continue reading

2008 bailout, Amazon, Apple, Associated Press, Audible, audiobooks, Austin, Austrian economics, auto bailout, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, bigotry, books, bureaucracy, Cali Lewis, Christmas, college, comics, communism, Cory Doctorow, debt, dignity, DRM, DVDs, eBay, eBooks, economics, education, ePaper, Europe, Facebook, free market, fund raising, gold standard, government, graphic novels, Great Depression, Green Bay, home schooling, housing bubble, Houston Chronicle, Hugh Hefner, human progress, inflation, iPod, Iraq War, Ironman, iTunes, John McCain, Josh Justice, kept woman, Kevin, Kindle, Korean War, KTXT, Leo Laporte, libertarianism, Logitech, Lubbock, mainstream media, Marshall Plan, Monopoly, music, NASA, New Deal, New York Times, newspapers, Oh Killmas Tree, Oprah, Preacher, public school, radio, Ron Paul, San Francisco, Savings and Loan Crisis, Scandinavia, Scott McCloud, scrapbooking, SD, Skype, socialism, Sony, Sprint, stepford wife, Stephen, stock market, Student Media, Susan Peterson, Texas, Texas Tech University, The Dark Knight, The Internet, TWiT, Twitter, US Constitution, value, Vietnam War, virtual reality, Watchmen, Xbox

Unbeknownst to our listeners, we intrepid Bad Philosophers have taken a sudden interest in the mating habits of sphenisciformes. Gone are the days of Descartes and neuroscience. Henceforth, we shall devote all our time and energy to covering in laborious detail the intricacies of hot, feathery, penguin sex. In all seriousness though, we actually just […]

Continue reading

bump keys, computers, copyright, David, DRM, Google, humorous, Kevin, Matt, music, RIAA, sarcastic, Stephen, stock market, technology