 Organo-centrism as Racism
by Francois Tremblay
Around the middle of the movie "AI: Artificial Intelligence", there is a scene that takes place at the "Flesh Fair" arena, where androids are destroyed in violent ways, cheered on by a crowd of hate-filled rednecks. Even if you are organo-centric, it would be hard not to be moved by this scene. And the analogy between that and the Coliseum, between AI slavery and human slavery, is obvious. (Read more...)
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Abortion: Reconsidering Personal Responsibility and Political Responsibility
by Francois Tremblay
The issue of abortion is a "hot button" issue. The masses see it as a war between "family values" and personal choice, between murder, female emancipation, convenience, amidst complaints that "they should just use condoms!".
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December 4, 2002 |
 The REDICO Formula
by Francois Tremblay
Solving disagreements is always a difficult task. It can end in quagmires and sometimes in endless circles. In a philosophical discussion, this is a big problem, since nothing gets done at all. There appears to be a definite need for a codified method of discussion... (Read more...)
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 Longing for The Good Old Days
by Francois Tremblay
Who needs modern communications? By not reading the news every day, men have more time to chop wood and fill the holes in the roof with mud. (Read more...)
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Modern Capitalism Under Siege
by Francois Tremblay
The function of the CEO is part of the modern economy--to attack that function undercuts Western society itself. We should take such attacks seriously... (Read more...)
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The Ad Culture and Its Enemies
by Francois Tremblay
Do we consent to being marketed to on the internet? We obviously consent to having text and pictures displayed onscreen, but not to having our hard drive deleted.... (Read more...)
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 Is Reality a Simulation Game?
by Francois Tremblay
Religious mystics propose that it is the supernatural that is the true reality; meditators propose the absence of thought as a profoundly significant state of being; Idealist philosophers propose a "realm of ideas" which is the true reality; promoters of Near-Death Experiences propose that the NDE is the highter reality... (Read more...)
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The Relative Nature of Doubt
by Francois Tremblay
The mere act of doubting is seen as a good thing for many people with a deconstructivist agenda. But like any other method, doubt can be used in a good or bad way. (Read more...)
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September 18, 2002 |
Fraud Does Not Prove Anything But Fraud
by Francois Tremblay
The recent wave of corporate fraud, starting with Enron, has made many commentators raise on their hind legs and decry capitalism as unable to establish honesty. (Read more...)
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Objectivism as an Intuitive System
by Francois Tremblay
Objectivism is often seen, even by intellectually inclined individuals, as a philosophy that is intellectually backwards or counter-intuitive. I always find such judgments bizarre. (Read more...)
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Altruist Guilt
by Francois Tremblay
Altruism is considered a noble, humane alternative to egoism, which is perceived as a necessary evil at best. Yet Objectivists propose the exact contrary: that egoism is the only life-affirming ethical viewpoint, and that altruism is an unnecessary evil, a mindset held by people who are too ignorant to know better. (Read more...)
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Is Humanity Progressing?
by Francois Tremblay
As time goes by, is society getting better or worse? Are we gaining or losing freedom? Are we progressing? Is the environment cleaner or more polluted? (Read more...)
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