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...or contemplate life without BBC Magazine?

It's World Philosophy Day - an opportunity to contemplate one's very existence and whether computer monitors really exist, says David Bain

Here are some questions from the article (plus one from another article in the same edition of the magazine). All good conversation starters at your next party, I'll betcha!
1. SHOULD WE KILL HEALTHY PEOPLE FOR THEIR ORGANS?
2. ARE YOU THE SAME PERSON WHO STARTED READING THIS ARTICLE?
3. IS THAT REALLY A COMPUTER SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU?
4. DID YOU REALLY CHOOSE TO READ THIS ARTICLE?
5. Why doesn't this woman have a belly button?

tags: of life reality day world meaning philosophy existence navel gazing

april 1, 2008: draw a person from the cover of the portable dorothy parker and an illustrated version of her poem resume. medium: number 2 pencil on steno pad notebook paper. Put an art museum around it and take another look at the original piece of paper, hmm?
diagnosis. a witty person who will probably die of old age. actually chooses life. Accused of mumbling when others have lost their hearing because they shout all the time.

tags: art psychology drawaperson day dorothy parker resume april fools

It's International Women's Day!

Sue Katz has a bit of the history over at her blog. The feisty fist image above and the links are originally from the informative if highly US political scene oriented AlterNet Blogs site.

tags: day international womens celebrations alternet

February 12th, the birthday of Charles Darwin, founder of the theory of evolution.
Evolutionists around the world honored the memory of their hero today by making observations, collecting data, considering alternative explanations, forming hypotheses, conducting experiments and testing theories, asking questions, and doubting authority. ...

tags: scientific evolution holiday darwin day celebration method