Albert Einstein once defined of Insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result”. While our first instinct is to agree to this proposition, and posit that with, for example, pain comes the learning of not doing it again, I believe that this very act of repetition, that of “doing the same thing over and over again hoping for a change”, is a high mark of intelligence. (more…)
September 2008
Monthly Archive
September 15, 2008
Einstein and Insanity
Posted by willshakespeare under Uncategorized | Tags: common sense, einstein, experience, insanity, instinct, intelligence, reason, science, scientifc method, scientific discovery |[2] Comments
September 15, 2008
A vision
A tree hangs against the sky
Branches stretch to oblivion
Dead, dead
Leaves red-gold float harmlessly
Across the air
The ground is filled with them
There are no green, no earth
It is covered
By these dry, dead leaves
As if suspended,
As if Time stood still,
As if the world waited
With bated breath,
The leaves flutter harmlessly,
Slowly,
To the ground
September 2, 2008
Striking a “Roe” Nerve: the troubles of Gov. Palin
Posted by willshakespeare under America, afghanistan | Tags: abortion, birth control, conservative, election, liberal, mccain, nancy pelosi, obama, politics, religion, roe v. wade, sarah palin, secularism, sex, teen pregnancy, US election |[10] Comments
Palin’s personal life, however, is not the only thing at issue. It goes far deeper than shrewd politicking that both camps share. There is a big elephant in the room, and neither Republicans nor Democrats would dare talk about it. That elephant’s name, is Roe v. Wade… (more…)
