Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Nov 7, 2009, 5:29 am
An excerpt from: “The Master Game” by Robert de Ropp An important part of the study of the instinctive center has to do with sex.  This function, so deeply embedded in the machinery of life, has...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Oct 11, 2009, 7:22 am
There are some common practices I’ve learned to ignore about karma when I could be otherwise annoyed. I have relatives who consider “death” a bad karma. Hello? You must be out of your mind, rela...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Sep 30, 2009, 7:43 am
Fellow Critical Thinkers, On behalf of Mark T. Market, I wish to apologize for the delay on new posts.  I also regret to announce that the The Critical Thinker will be on hiatus for awhile due to un...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Sep 21, 2009, 6:03 pm
“Newspeak” is a term used by George Orwell in his novel: 1984, referring to a fictional language used by the totalitarian government in that story–a language that reduces meaning int...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Sep 20, 2009, 7:17 am
  Nirvana: after destroying the source of all sorrow within oneself, and having gained the ability to metabolize “light” or a higher frequency of existence to receive it comfortably, bli...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Sep 17, 2009, 10:31 am
Kim Kiyosaki (wife of Robert of Rich Dad Poor Dad fame) shares an interesting insight about what she calls: 4 kinds of people, grouping them by their mantras: I must be right — people who love ...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Pharmacy(tm) - Sep 17, 2009, 8:31 am
Just sharing the tragic story of a friend. Analyn de Leon, mother of 4, died in a spa in a freak accident. She drowned in the spa’s jacuzzi. Police suspect her foot got caught in the jacuzziR...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Sep 12, 2009, 5:49 am
This is an editorial from Philippine journalist, Randy David, commenting on the political scene in the Philippines–which is due to have its next presidential election in 2010. It’s a good ...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Sep 11, 2009, 7:42 am
Black Swan author Nassim Nicholas Taleb teams up with the authors of Dance With Chance: Spyros Makridakis, Robin Hogarth and Anil Gaba — and discusses with them key concepts common amongst all o...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Sep 10, 2009, 4:35 pm
A couple of months ago, Nassim Taleb spoke out in Bloomberg about the “reforms” taking place in the financial system under the Obama and Geithner plans. He expressed his disgust and disapp...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Pharmacy(tm) - Sep 5, 2009, 11:24 am
Comedian and journalist Bill Maher produced a movie: Religulous, which is is off-beat, humorous, but lucid take on religion. Check it out here. Posted in Quotables Tagged: atheism, Bill Maher
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Sep 5, 2009, 10:27 am
Given the example of patients and doctors and prescriptions, freedom of choice becomes an oxymoron when choices are given to individuals who are not trained or prepared to make an intelligent decision...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Sep 5, 2009, 12:26 am
Doing a reprise of Nikola Tesla, MIT engineer Eric Giler demonstrates how electricity can be transmitted wirelessly through magenetic fields. The concept is safe, portable, and commercially viable. T...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Sep 4, 2009, 10:03 am
Are we truly in control of our decisions? Dan Ariely, a behavioural economist, illustrates how flawed our intuition can become sometimes. Often our decisions are dictated not by our cognition, but by ...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Sep 4, 2009, 9:20 am
Quoting decades of research, from Kinsey to Masters and Johnson, Mary Roach provides a very funny yet straightforward look at sexual climaxes. She cites 10 amazing claims about orgasms and shares a fe...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Aug 28, 2009, 1:31 am
“If a householder moulds himself according to the circumstances just like nature moulds Herself according to seasons and performs his Karma then only shall he acquire happiness. One who does this su...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Aug 22, 2009, 11:54 am
Narrated by David Harper, these excellent videos from Bionic Turtle illustrate the concepts and principles behind asset-backed securities (ABS) and securitization. ABS include Mortgaged-backed securit...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Aug 21, 2009, 10:25 pm
Intelligence = How To Make The Rules, Wisdom = When To Break The Rules Barry Schwartz calls for a return to practical reasoning or wisdom using the example of hospital janitors. Quoting Aristotle: pr...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Aug 21, 2009, 4:45 pm
Musician, author, and prominent activist until his untimely death in the 80s, John Winston Ono Lennon, and his thoughts, On reality: I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe ...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Aug 21, 2009, 4:09 pm
I heard a cover of this song recently on the radio and it suddenly made me think about the world’s issues today. Considered one of the greatest songs of all time–and one of John Lennon...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Aug 14, 2009, 10:24 pm
Prominent skeptic, logician, mathematician, and historian, Betrand Russell and his thoughts on: Bias: A stupid man’s report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsci...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Critical Thinker(tm) - Aug 14, 2009, 10:10 pm
William Hare of Mount Saint Vincent University wrote a brilliant essay relating Bertrand Russell’s philosophy and ideas with critical thinking. His abstract: The ideal of critical thinking is ...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Pharmacy(tm) - Aug 13, 2009, 11:24 am
Peter Joseph recently encapsulated all the principles, objectives, and ideas behind the Zeitgeist movies. Check it out here. Lucid and thought provoking. Posted in Quotables Tagged: Peter Joseph, zeit...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Pharmacy(tm) - Dec 29, 2008, 4:43 pm
Not a random photo again but this time of a politician: Mayor Nasser Pangandaman, Jr., Mayor of Masiu City, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. What brings his visage up? Well as it turns out the not-so-honor...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Pharmacy(tm) - Dec 20, 2008, 11:59 pm
First start it off with another random photo (this blog post has no relation with this person): A couple of months ago, a nun by the name of Sister Edith Williams, wrote to me in the format of anothe...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Pharmacy(tm) - Dec 12, 2008, 11:43 pm
In 1990, the Voyager 1 spacecraft completed its primary mission, having completed its Saturn fly-by. One of the last instructions sent to the spacecraft by NASA was for it to take photographs of all t...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Pharmacy(tm) - Dec 3, 2008, 8:48 am
Another great track from the Finnish band I’ve come to love since Max Payne. (Late Goodbye and Carnival of Rust are awesome tracks as well). Lift is a song that reminds me of the 80s for some re...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Pharmacy(tm) - Dec 3, 2008, 1:48 am
I’ve recently dug up online copies of Carl Sagan’s fantastic series: Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, wherein he explores various topics related to the universe, existence, astronomy, and belief...
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Doc L. posted an article on The Pharmacy(tm) - Nov 18, 2008, 12:48 am
 Dear The Pharmacy(tm) author,  Our editors recently reviewed your blog and have given it a 7.6 score out of (10) in the Personal Blogs category of Blogged.com. This is quite an achievement!  http:...
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