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Thursday, June 17, 2004

…and I’m stickin’ to it:   "The reason I keep insisting that there was a relationship between Iraq and Saddam and al Qaeda [is] because there was a relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda," Bush told reporters after a Cabinet meeting at the White House.   (1) A priori knowledge is propositional knowledge that can be had without experience. It is usually contrasted with a posteriori knowledge, which requires experience. Mathematics and logic are usually considered a priori disciplines. The natural and social sciences are usually considered a posteriori disciplines. (2) Empirical or A posteriori knowledge is propositional knowledge obtained by experience. It is contrasted with a priori knowledge, or knowledge that is gained through the apprehension of innate ideas, "intuition," "pure reason," or other non-experiential sources. The natural and social sciences are usually considered a posteriori disciplines. Mathematics and logic are usually considered a priori disciplines. In other words, he is pleading insanity. 8:15:27 PM    comment []

Atkins Accordions   Someone you don’t think you know says “Hello” to you by name. You stop in your tracks, the voice rings true, you glance at their face and see something familiar. “Toby! Holy shit! You’ve lost so much weight! Are you okay?” Toby says yes, he’s fine, he’s been on the Atkins diet. Amazing, you say, a few months pass, and the you see the loveable old Toby again, back at his fighting weight, tactfully you say nothing. A few more months pass and you see skinny Toby again. This can happen multiple times with multiple acquaintances. They are Atkins Accordions, expanding and shrinking stop-action before your very eyes. 3:00:31 AM    comment []